Season 3 Episode 14

Sleeping Sickness

Air date: Jan 3, 1991

Medical Cases in This Episode

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1 case identified

Case 1

Richard Sleeping Pill Dependence

Richard becomes hooked on sleeping pills and manipulates the partners to keep the supply going.

Episode shows: Richard becomes hooked on sleeping pills and manipulates the partners to keep the supply going.
Clinical takeaway: Richard Sleeping Pill Dependence is included because the episode summary supports a concrete Doctor Doctor clinical or patient-safety issue rather than only general interpersonal plot.

Accuracy 3.5/5richard-sleeping-pill-dependencesleeping-pill-dependencesedative-misuse

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