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Article: On Dr. Phil, a Dose of Bad Medicine?
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Dr. Phil ought to have his head examined for calling a child a
serial-killer-in-the-making on prime-time television last week, the
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill said yesterday.
CBS, the network that aired the special, may have put children's
lives at risk because of Dr. Phil's bum advice, the group said in a
letter fired off to CBS chief Leslie Moonves.
Not only did the show represent a breach of professional ethics,
NAMI said, it may constitute malpractice.
"Dr. Phil's conduct is serious enough to warrant investigation by
a relevant board of licensure," the organization wrote. "To the
degree that he seemed to offer a definitive diagnosis, including a
pharmacological assessment, ...