He has some doctorate degree in sociology, and I believe in psychology. However, with his countless bullshit weightloss books and whatnot, he is giving medical advice without having a medical doctor's license (he's one of those PhD doctors).

If he were a TRUE psychologist, open to talking about sensitive issues, he wouldn't have dismissed the guy off his show without giving him a chance to own up.

His audience then cheers like a flock of sheep, and Dr. Phil comes off as a pious good-standing moral gentleman. The Bum Fights creator is simply doing what works. If bums didn't want to fight for money, and he was forcing them to, it'd be an issue. Dr. Phil gets the child molestors and overweight Midwestern housewives on his show, and decries them for being lazy and self-indulgent, yet he is defending bums, who are willing to beat the shit out of each other for quick cash, like they are the 'victims.'

His son, Jay, wrote some retarded book for teens about self-esteem... The first few chapters ask the reader, whom we assume to be a typical American teen, "Are you tired of acting like a goody-two shoes Beaver Cleaver?" It only continues to surpass it's weak attempt at mainstream WASP morally goodness crap.