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Matt

About two months after getting out of rehab, Matt was showing signs of relapse. Tools, copper, money, and other things were once again coming up missing. After confronting Matt, he talked about taking his own life. He could not see any other permanent way out of a life of drugs.

I called back one of the doctors from the list from the rehab who did not accept Matt’s insurance. He agreed to meet Matt at the hospital. He got Matt into a two-week outpatient psychiatric program, where he was treated with antidepressants.

We decided to have Matt continue seeing the doctor at his private practice. The first available appointment was in a month and a half. He would see both a psychiatrist and a therapist. We would be paying $250 out of pocket per visit. He saw both doctors on his initial visit, but he would be alternating between the two for all visits after that. They wanted him to be seen every other week.

Just before Matt’s next visit, I got a phone call from the doctor’s office. They had to cancel his appointment because both doctors had left the practice. I couldn’t believe it. After a couple of pleading calls to the practice, they reluctantly gave us the new phone number of one of the doctors—the one whom he saw at the outpatient program. He wasn’t due to open his practice for another three months. We made Matt an appointment and hoped nothing would happen while waiting.