‘I Think My Mom Is Just Using The Police To Discipline Me Because She Doesn’t Know What To Do’

A teenager whose mother admits to repeatedly reporting him to the police says he thinks she’s using them to discipline him because she doesn’t know what else to do.

Dr. Phil uses the power of television to tell compelling stories about real people.

The Dr. Phil show provides the most comprehensive forum on mental health issues in the history of television. For over a decade, Dr. McGraw has used the show's platform to make psychology accessible and understandable to the general public by addressing important personal and social issues. Using his top-rated show as a teaching tool, he takes aim at the critical issues of our time, including the "silent epidemics" of bullying, drug abuse, domestic violence, depression, child abuse, suicide and various forms of severe mental illness.