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** Actually, Misato pointed out that Kowaru [http://www.evaotaku.com/html/dircut/eps24.html needs therapy]. Ahem, doesn't she? Actually, even if he acts oddly from human standards, Kowaru is probably the happiest character in the series.
** The worst thing in Evangelion is not the lack of professional therapists. It's the fact that many characters show no regular compassion at all. Seriously, after the accident with Eva-03 ({{spoiler|one of Shinji's friend is nearly killed}}), you can forgive Shinji for his breakdown, can't you? No, Gendo ''had'' to send him in military court — with handcuffs.
* Almost every work in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise.
* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', when Shinn Asuka has just seen {{spoiler|a girl he obviously loved}} killed just before his eyes, maybe the captain of the ship will help him deal with it? No, best therapy for him is probably to stay in his quarters, simulating fight after fight. Yes, the guy who helps him doing this actually prefers him crazy.▼
** In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' Amuro is explicitly said to have the then current name for PTSD (Shellshock). While the lack of an actual therapist on White Base may be justified by the deaths of most real military on board early on, the best solution the two remaining officers (A pety officer and a Lieutenant Junior Grade) can think of is [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|to slap him]]. It doesn't work. and a therapist is never transferred to the roster either time White Base is resupplied.
*** Amuro is still suffering 8 years latter in ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' before being again dragged into a war. Between the two series Amuro was in a [[Gilded Cage]] of a mansion, under watch by the Federation that fears his newtypeness, which has probably hindered his access to honest therapists.
▲** In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'', when Shinn Asuka has just seen {{spoiler|a girl he obviously loved}} killed just before his eyes, maybe the captain of the ship will help him deal with it? No, best therapy for him is probably to stay in his quarters, simulating fight after fight. Yes, the guy who helps him doing this actually prefers him crazy. Until [[Older and Wiser|Athrun Zala]] joins the crew, at which point he spends most of his time punching Shinn and calling him an idiot for not obeying orders. Is it any wonder he hates almost every authority figure he comes across, the sole exception being Chairman Durandal, who acted like a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] towards Shinn?
** Justified for Kira in the first half of [[[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]] SEED], the Archangel had little more than a Skeleton crew (even when on Earth). There were many discussions about the state of Kira's mental health but the 2 senior officers had no clue how to deal with it.
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** Avoided in ''[[Turn A Gundam]]'' and averted on a meta level: Tomino had finally gotten therapy for [[Creator Breakdown|his long running depression issues]] which resulted in a much lighter series.
* When the crew for the ''Nadesico'' is being assembled at the beginning of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', the prospector notes that getting some... interesting... personalities was unavoidable in collecting the best possible crew. During one episode, after a particularly shocking development, most of the crew IS sent for counseling... to the ship's [[Mr. Exposition|Ms. Exposition]], who isn't trained for this sort of thing.
** Even worsened by the fact that said counselor probably could use a good therapy session herself.
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