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Season 1 – Mental

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Dynamic young psychiatrist Jack Gallagher walks a fine line as he struggles to reconcile his highly unorthodox methods of treatment with the conservative hospital administrator, who also happens to be his former girlfriend. As the director of Mental Health Services at a Los Angeles-area facility, Jack constantly encounters patients facing unknown, misunderstood or misdiagnosed conditions.
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Mental — Season 1

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Mental eventually finds some curious cases regarding mental illness to tell, but completely fails when it decides to focus on the protagonist's uninteresting private life.

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Linda Stasi New York Post Perhaps the diagnosis is that Gallagher's suffering from a rare form of delusional disorder and thinks he's Lawrence Olivier. Somebody call a doctor! Oct 2, 2019 Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News After the introductions and our first hints of the quirks that will define the characters, the drama becomes fairly predictable. Rated: 3/5 Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly Mental's plots are trite and secondary to establishing Gallagher as a policy-defying Brit who says "Bang on!" to express enthusiasm. He spends so much time on Naked Guy's case that you think this guy is the most inefficient hospital administrator. Rated: C Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Jonah Krakow IGN Movies We still have to deal with the mysterious thread of Dr. Jack's homeless sister, even though they've given us nothing to make it interesting. It's just a frustrating show to watch. Rated: 5.5/10 Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Like most medical dramas, Mental intertwines the patients' stories with the staff's romantic and personal relationships. Still, in the end, Mental offers thoughtful -- if not thought-provoking -- entertainment. Rated: 3/5 Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The medical cases, all mental illnesses, are sometimes interesting but the combination of tired characters -- especially the tightly-wound Dr. Veronica Hayden-Jones -- and relationships makes "Mental" a dull summer entry. Oct 2, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Chris Vance

Dr. Jack Gallagher

Annabella Sciorra

Nora Skoff

Jacqueline McKenzie

Dr. Veronica Hayden-Jones

Derek Webster

Dr. Carl Bell

Nicholas Gonzalez

Dr. Arturo Suarez

Marisa Ramirez

Dr. Chloe Artis

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 26, 2009 Pilot Dr. Jack Gallagher takes up his post as the director of Psychiatric Services at Wharton Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, where his unique approach to treatment is immediately apparent. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 2, 2009 A Beautiful Delusion Jack and Veronica are called to treat a woman (Nicholle Tom) who believes she is pregnant, but the ultrasound reveals there is no baby; Jack searches for his mentally ill sister, who is homeless and wandering the streets of the city. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 9, 2009 Book of Judges Jack attempts a highly unorthodox treatment for a famous philosopher (David Carradine) who lapsed into a catatonic state after a lightning strike killed his wife and crippled him. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 16, 2009 Manic at the Disco Jack treats an 8-year-old bipolar boy who is consumed with a video game that only exists in his head; Nora makes a surprising discovery about her teenage daughter. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 23, 2009 Roles of Engagement A movie star is brought into the psych ward after suffering a psychotic breakdown on national television; Veronica and Nora have a girls night out. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 3, 2009 Rainy Days A gambling addict threatens to jump off a roof; Jack testifies on the behalf of a patient charged with manslaughter; sparks fly between Veronica and Rylan. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 10, 2009 Obsessively Yours Veronica discovers that a former patient's obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome have become worse than ever; Jack falls for a neurosurgeon. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 17, 2009 House of Mirrors A 16-year-old tries to commit suicide by lighting herself on fire; Dr. Zan Avidan and Jack's relationship continues to grow. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 24, 2009 Coda A drug dealer is killed in his apartment, leaving his autistic teenage daughter as the only witness; Arturo's father thinks his experience playing a doctor in a soap opera will help him solve a real medical case. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 31, 2009 Do Over Carl and Jake take on the case of a construction worker suffering from psychological and physiological symptoms after an accident at work; Rylan makes a decision that jeopardizes his relationship with Veronica. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 7, 2009 Lines in the Sand After years of trying to find her, Jack is reunited with his schizophrenic sister; Veronica asks Jack to help her treat a war veteran who suffers from amnesia and PTSD. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 13, 2009 Life & Limb A factory worker with a few chopped off fingers refuses any type of surgery; Jack argues with his colleagues when Veronica is assigned to Becky's case. Details Episode 13 Aired Aug 14, 2009 Bad Moon Rising A man claiming to be a werewolf tries to check himself into the psych ward; Nora must make a difficult decision; Jack talks to a therapist about his recent troubles. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Deborah Joy LeVine, Dan Levine
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 26, 2009