Mindy Goes McCrazy -- Dr. Phil to the Rescue!

Mindy McCready, Dr PhilMindy McCready is going back to rehab after trying to do herself in with her favorite swiggable and pharmaceutical -- vodka and Ambien -- and we hear Dr. Phil's inserting himself in the whole she-bang.

TMZ has learned the troubled McCready went off the deep end late last week after getting dumped by her boyfriend and collapsed while on the phone with her mother. She downed a bottle of vods and pills in what we're told was a "suicide attempt."

She's headed to Arizona for treatment, and a source says that was all Phil's idea. We're told he's taken Mindy under his wing as a "personal project." As for whether or not she'll be on the show, time will tell.

We contacted Phil -- so far, no answer. Mindy's peeps had no comment.


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We're told when Christian's mom and dad divorced nearly two decades ago, his mom forced him to choose between the two. Christian picked his dad, and father and son moved out to L.A. in 1992, where his dad became his manager.

Somehow Bale's relationship with the mom has been "bitter" ever since. Bale has told friends his mother was extremely jealous of both his and his dad's success.

Last Sunday, Bale let his mom and sis into his hotel suite, though it was by no means an olive branch. As we first reported, there was physical contact, but somewhere in between a push and a brush. No one fell and no one was hurt.

Christian's camp thinks this could be nothing more than a shakedown. We're told some newspapers and mags have already been throwing around "insane" amounts of money for the story, so mom and sis could score big.

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1. When is someone going to turn ol' phony Phil in for practicing clinical psychology without a license? He a doctor of nothing, but some crappy Phd in education. The man is a phony and has no business pretending to be a shrink. On his show sometimes, he has people with serious emotional and psychological issues and he is just not qualified to give advice and he sure as hell shouldn't explore these issues on TV of all places. The man is a menace and phony and should be sued of the air for fraud.

Posted at 2:10PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by grey mist

2. OH GOOD GRIEF, DON'T bring in Dr. Phil. He isn't even a doctor !!! If he gets involved in this, she'll kill herself for sure !! Phil is a jury consultant that got famous when he helped Oprah win her case against the Texas cattlemen. He is not a doctor and the California Psychiatric Assn looks the other way - he is just "entertainment" on television. The guy is a whack job. Plus, he is absolutely incapable of doing a show without his "mommy", Robin, there. You sure you want to take advice from this boob??

Posted at 6:00PM on Jul 31st 2008 by Carol

3. What a joke. Dr Phil isn't even a Dr. He is just a regular slob with no clue. Just because Ophat Winfrey had him on her show numerous times did anybody even know who he was. What a joke. He can't even keep his own house in order and he is going to tell people how to run their lives. pullleeeeeeaaaasssseeee......

Posted at 2:24PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Griz

4. Would you trust Dr. Phil with your life? I wouldn't let him set my watch. What are his creditentials?? She should visit Dr. Drew.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Jack Meoff

5. This is what is wrong with this country. We think a TV shrink can deal with this. This poor woman needs real help, and not someone who plays the part on TV.

Posted at 2:38PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by FD

6. Dr Phil helping anyone but himself is a joke. Much like Oprha his mentor, it started with the Angle network where everyone sent in their money and she gave it away as she saw fit in her name. Now Dr. Phil is as self promoting as she is. How can he help he is not even licensed in California?

Posted at 3:11PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by mike

7. How do you "try" to do yourself in? If you decide you're going to kill yourself, well, then do it! If the alternative is to have Dr. Phil, then I'd find the highest bridge and jump. Better that then to have that idiot near me.....

Posted at 2:47PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by The Lip

8. will that PHONY FAT SLOB Dr Phil please go away and let her get help from a REAL doctor not a QUACK,with out a license!

Posted at 2:49PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by peter

9. I gave up on phony Phil after he was on the tonight show saying he knew where the missing Halloway young woman was...being held in a sex ring....and he going to save her!!!!! Where is she now Phil???

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by betsy

10. Whatever happened to people being arrested for perpetrating a fraud and racticing medicine without a license??? Dr. Phil is no more a psychologist than Dr Seuss and he should be in jail.

Posted at 3:16PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by CC

11. I feel very sorry for this young lady. Apparently she got to her wit's end and most times people just do not understand what that's like until maybe one day, their lives change (and not for the better). I'm not sure turning to Dr. Phil was a great move, but if he managed to talk her into going to a facility, he surely did the right thing. There is always "hope" and I hope this young lady gets the help she needs to realize it. God Bless her.

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by maria`

12. Actually Dr. Phil did complete a PHD program in clinical pychology in 1979 at the University of North Texas. He is not licensed to practice psychology independenty stemming from being sactioned by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Phychologists who imposed disciplinary sactions on Dr. Phil in January of 1989 for Dual relationship reported in 1988 by a femaile therapy client/employee. He did not complete the conditions imposed by the Board and is not licensed to practice psychology in Texas, California or any where else.

I agree he should be stopped from "helping" any other people. It is shameful that he uses the "Dr." before his name.

Posted at 3:28PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by B

13. QUACK!

Posted at 8:21AM on Jul 24th 2008 by peter

14. While not all Floridians are lowlife white trash they do have more than their share. I know because I lived there for 9 years, not far from where McCready grew up. She is the epitome of lowlife white trash, takes after her mother...she has few morals, no ethics and thought, once she made it big, that she could use other people to further herself even more only it didn't work because her only real talent is singing nor acting, directing or producing. Why she didn't stick to singing I'll never know. The drugs and alcohol pushed her over the edge but it was her lack of decency that has played into the rest of her sleazy behavior. This isn't the first time she's tried to kill herself. I wish better for her, she was a good singer. But she needs to learn some lessons on how to act before she'll ever pull herself up again.

Posted at 3:32PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Minette

15. DR PHIL IS NOT NOT NOT A LICENSED ANYTHING EXCEPT AN ENTERTAIN OF SORTS

Posted at 3:38PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by mazedancr

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