Not long ago, Dr. Phil McGraw landed in hot water over comments he made after meeting with Britney Spears’ family. The accusation was that he revealed confidential information and crossed the doctor-patient confidentiality oaths our medical and even our legal systems depend on. Of course, Hollywood being the unreliable source of information that it’s known for, no one really knows for sure what, if anything was revealed. Still, Dr. Phil was quoted as saying she was troubled and in dire need of psychological help over a year ago. Plans for a show devoted to her were scrapped and before long, in classic Hollywood manner, it fell off the front page.

Now, another well-known celebrity doctor is being accused of speaking out of turn. Dr. Drew Pinsky has been quoted as saying he’s convinced Lindsay Lohan will get sober one day. This leading comment has many

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believing Lohan is still abusing drugs, alcohol or both. In retaliation, Lohan twittered over the weekend that “real” doctors didn’t discuss such matters in public. It’s true she’s done far more damage to her own image than anyone else possibly could, whether it’s a doctor or some tabloid scrambling for a front page story. In any event, she doesn’t like to be the topic of his conversations.

It’s a fine line physicians, lawyers, psychologists and others in the medical field must walk. They’re bound by their oath of confidentiality. But an across the board general comment such as what the good doctor made about Lohan in no way betrays that oath. Anyone can see she’s troubled. He’s not the first to state the obvious. The fact that it’s not even known whether or not Lohan has ever been a patient of his proves he’s not betrayed the trust as a physician. Seems as though his concerns of something drastic being what finally awakens her has been hashed out in the media for years. Let’s face it, we’ve seen some mighty erratic behavior out of both Spears and Lohan and if it wasn’t due to intoxication, then they certainly need a few lessons in proper etiquette and how to behave in public.

Hopefully, she’ll seek out the guidance of medically trained personnel in the near future. Since Dr. Drew seems to have a head start, it might as well be him.