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27 Feb Privilege & Adolescent Addictions: A guide for treatment professionals

Posted at 03:55h in Addiction, Addiction & Substance Use Disorders, addictions, adolescent, adolescent treatment, Alcoholism, celebrity, dr. paul hokemeyer, Drug Addiction, Family Health, financial well being, Fragile Power, intervention, Mental Health, money, Parenting, power and celebrity, process addiction, recovery, teen narcissism, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized, wealth by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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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...

15 Jul Terror & Children: How to talk to your kids about world events

Posted at 12:20h in family, Family Health, Gun Violence, Parenting, trauma by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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Another day, another attack on freedom and dignity. Just when you think it can't get worse- it does. Keeping grounded in the swirl of world affairs is challenging. Discussing these issues with our children, adds a whole other dimension to the experience. In the following...

14 Apr Video Games and Young Boys' Brains

Posted at 12:16h in abusive relationships, Parenting by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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In this article for Time.com, health reporter Alexandra Sifferlin discusses important new findings that show how video games impact young boys' brains in ways that cause them to objectify women. #greatreporting. HEALTH RESEARCH Here’s What Sexist Video Games Do to Boys’ Brains Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin April 13, 2016 Playing...

30 Jul Wealth, Privilege and Adolescent Addiction

Posted at 10:05h in Addiction, addictions, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Parenting, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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Addictions impact people in every socio-economic class. When they strike families of wealth and affluence- high functioning families- the issues and challenges to getting clinically and culturally competent treatment are great. In this article I explain what families need to look for when seeking out...

16 Dec Asperger's Syndrome

Posted at 10:44h in Asperger's, Autism, dr. Hokemeyer, Family Health, Gun Violence, Parenting, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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As the facts of the Sandy Hook tragedy come to the fore, we are learning more and more details of the Lanza family's life. A New York Times article suggests that the son may have suffered from Asperger's Syndrome which is a psychological condition that...

15 Dec Talking to Your Kids About Tragedies: Age Appropriate Guidelines

Posted at 20:45h in dr. Hokemeyer, Family Health, Parenting, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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Many parents mistakenly assume they can shield their children from the tragedies that occur in the world around them. Unless they live in a hermetically sealed bubble, they cannot. Children, no matter what their age, are incredibly intuitive. They feel what's going on- especially when...

10 Oct Is Your Child a Narcissist?

Posted at 09:54h in dr. Hokemeyer, Family Health, Parenting, teen narcissism by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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We live in a narcissistically driven society. Our kids, products of a Facebook culture that promotes celebration and aggrandizement of Self, and reality television that presents distorted and self obsessed role models, threatens their emotional development. In this great article, Dr. Karyl McBride highlights some...

04 Oct Divorce Step Family Style: Dr. Hokemeyer quoted in New York Times

Posted at 09:00h in divorce, dr. Hokemeyer, Dr. Oz. Marriage counseling., Family Health, marriage counseling, Middle Aged Woman, Parenting, Sex and Relationships, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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In today's Style section of the New York Times, Elissa Gootman penned a great article on how to negotiate relationships with step children in a divorce. I'm honored that she closed the article on a positive, up beat note that contained my discussion of how...

28 Sep 'Smiles' linked to teen deaths

Posted at 11:00h in Addiction, dr. Hokemeyer, Drug Addiction, Family Health, Parenting, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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Latest designer drug called 'Smiles' linked to teen deaths By Stephanie Pappas Published September 24, 2012 in Fox News.com LiveScience Law enforcement officials and parents are concerned about the next in a long line of illegal synthetic drugs: 2C-I, also known as "Smiles." The drug, a hallucinogen, has been linked...

25 Jul Kids and Anxiety

Posted at 10:23h in dr. Hokemeyer, Family Health, marriage counseling, Parenting, Teens, Tweens & Adolescents, Uncategorized by paul hokemeyer 0 Comments

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Dr. Hokemeyer discusses kids and anxiety on New York's Live on the Couch[caption id="attachment_566" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr. Paul Hokemeyer appears on Live on The Couch[/caption]...