The Psychiatrist
Dr. James Whitman is a psychiatrist at a major LA facility who shakes things up with newer techniques, like group therapy. Dr. Altman is his sometime mentor who helps him evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment.
- 1970-1971
- 1 season
- NBC
- Drama
Dr. James Whitman is a psychiatrist at a major LA facility who shakes things up with newer techniques, like group therapy. Dr. Altman is his sometime mentor who helps him evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment.
Season 1 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1970 - 1971
Episode 0
God Bless the Children (Pilot)
Mon, Dec 14, 1970 120 mins
A top psychiatrist and an ex-junkie team up to fight drug addiction in a small town.
Episode 1
In Death's Other Kingdom
Wed, Feb 3, 1971 60 mins
Dr. Whitman is caught between wanting to help his patient with methadone and the law prohibiting paroled ex-addicts from using any kind of drugs.
Episode 2
The Private World of Martin Dalton
Wed, Feb 10, 1971 60 mins
Dr. Whitman finds himself confronted with a 12-year-old boy who, after four years of treatment, has slipped away into a fantasy world from which he refuses to emerge.
Episode 3
Such Civil War in My Love and Hate
Wed, Feb 17, 1971 60 mins
Episode 4
The Longer Trail
Wed, Feb 24, 1971 60 mins
Whitman's patient is an Indian married to a Caucasian with an identity crisis. He has lost his job and is trying to destroy his marriage by putting up a racial barrier.
Episode 5
Ex-Sgt. Randell File, U.S.A.
Wed, Mar 3, 1971 60 mins
A Vietnam veteran who saw his squad wiped out and came home to find his wife cheating on him starts to open up to the group but stops short, deciding to end not only therapy, but his life.
Episode 6
Par for the Course
Wed, Mar 10, 1971 60 mins
Professional golfer Frank Halloran suddenly finds out that he is dying. The Psychiatrist, Dr. Whitman, offers a way out.