Treating Co-occurring Disorders Together: It’s Time for Change
A tragic story was reported in the news earlier this month; it centered on a young man’s effort to obtain treatment for alcoholism and bulimia. After getting bounced around from clinic to clinic in Arizona and California, Brandon Jacques ultimately died of sudden cardiac arrest. He was the victim of negligent treatment and multiple flaws in the health care systems from which he sought help. These flaws involved clinical ignorance in the area of assessment and treatment of … Read More
