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L.A. Shrinks

The television program L.A. Shrinks is a reality show airing on Bravo which deals with three psychotherapists who work in Los Angeles, California. The three therapists who are featured are Dr. Venus Nicolino, Dr. Gregory Carson, and Dr. Eris Huemer. During the program, the home lives of each doctor are explored as is the family that they go home to each and every day. Although the premise of the show is interesting, that psychiatrists and psychologists are human beings too and that they exist in a world beyond the chair and the office in which they listen to patients, the show does not do credit to the profession, but rather serves to mock it.

The psychiatrists on the whole are all portrayed as decent human beings although this is debatable. They want to help their patients and also to live fully and happily in their personal lives. However, the fact that they work exclusively in Los Angeles adds a bit of narcissism to the interactions which may not be present if the show were located elsewhere.

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One of the doctors, for example, lives in Beverly Hills. None of the three doctors seems to be suffering financially for their profession, indicating that they treat only individuals with deep enough pockets to pay their hourly fees. This intentionally or unintentionally shows a mercenarily aspect to being a therapist; people may want to help others but at least in the case of these three shrinks, they are also not adverse to receiving a healthy sized paycheck for their work with patients.

The intention of the program is to humanize therapists and those in the mental health field, but there is a problem in this. In order for the patient to receive adequate care, they need to maintain an attitude of professionalism and personal stability. When watching the show, the shrinks have at times such….....

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