Family Health

Privilege and Adolescent Addictions By Paul L. Hokemeyer, J.D., Ph.D. This article first appeared in Addiction Treatment Professional In my book, Fragile Power, I've created a new paradigm of treating people of wealth, power and celebrity for a host of mental health, addiction and personality disorders. My work...

BY JAMES BEECH November 10, 2019 Dr Paul Hokemeyer, the internationally renowned clinical and consulting psychotherapist, reveals the signs of mental health distress that business families should watch out for, why generations cannot expect the same attitudes from each other, and how succession led to a founder’s identity...

In this article by Stephanie Booth for Cafemom.com's The Stir, Dr. Paul explains the dynamics of passive aggressive behavior and how to manage it in your relationship. The full article can be found below: You're annoyed at your partner so you accidentally "forget" to tell him...

How trauma leads to destructive financial choices: By Erica Sandberg Child abuse. Warfare. Assault. A devastating accident. If you have endured one or more life-threatening events, you may be more likely to make destructive money decisions. Researchers discovered that post-traumatic stress alters the way a person thinks and...

What is a toxic relationship? A toxic relationship is any relationship we have with another person that makes us feel drained, anxious or less then. Instead of building us up and making us feel good about ourselves, these relationships break us down in subtle and not...

The DSM-5 is the main tool clinicians- and insurance companies- use to code mental health conditions. It's also a highly controversial scientific manual for in addition to codifying mental health issues, it often stigmatizes the people who are diagnosed. On December 1, 2012, the American Psychiatric...