Behandlingen

***Behandlingen***, translated as ***The Treatment***, is a Swedish reality-tv show series that aired on Channel 5 and Discovery+ and premiered October 27th, 2021. The show stars Ängie, Ola Rapace, amongst other four celebrities from Sweden. The show won a Kristallen Award for best lifestyle program in 2022.

## About

In the show, viewers will follow six celebrities who, in seclusion on an archipelago island, will undergo a treatment program tailored by doctors and therapists for mental illness and addiction problems. The participants spent 21 days (3 weeks) in the island going through treatment, and talking about their experiences with the topics of the program.

"The six participants, with widely differing life experiences and situations, have all come to different stages in the process of understanding and dealing with their particular problem and mood. They have varying degrees of severity in their problems, ranging from risk-taking to developed addictions, and they all have individual purposes and goals in undergoing treatment." - Says the press release from Discovery+ Sweden.

In an interview to a local newspage, Ängie talked about her appearence on the show and why she decided to participate: "Of course, it feels a little scary to see how people react to it. But at the same time, this has been one of the biggest things I've talked about in my seven years as an artist. I have always sung about addiction, mental illness and suicidal thoughts. For me, this is one of the most important topics and always has been. If there is any program in Sweden that I will be participating in for the first time, this is the most perfect one."

## Cast

Celebrity participants:

* Andreas Kleerup (Producer & Songwriter)
* Ängie (Musician)
* Håkan Hallin (TV personality)
* Jackie Ferm (Author & TV personality)
* Lancelot Hedman (Celebrity & Songwriter)
* Ola Rapace (Actor)

Medical team:

* Tobias Sahlin (leg. psychotherapist)
* Ingemar Sköld (psychiatrist and addiction doctor)
* Lena Tolvers (alcohol and drug therapist)
* Carlos Stråberg Romero (health coach and physiotherapist)

## Episodes

This section is incomplete and features translations of the available synopsis of each episode on Discovery+. If you watched the show and want to contribute to this page, remember to summary only Ängie's parts of the episodes.

### Episode 1: The participants meet on the island

**Aired:** October 26th, 2021
**Length:** 44 minutes
**Synopsis:** The participants meet each other and the treatment team for the first time and make themselves at home on the archipelago island where they will work with the basis of their addiction problems.

### Episode 2: Turbulent start

**Aired:** October 26th, 2021
**Length:** 42 minutes
**Synopsis:** The participants don't agree with the treatment team about the arrangement. Jackie shares her problems and Ola tells the psychiatrist Ingemar about his alcohol problems.

### Episode 3: Sleep problems and childhood memories

**Aired:** November 2nd, 2021
**Length:** 43 minutes
**Synopsis:** Håkan is eager to start seeing results but is struggling with sleep problems and new medications. Kleerup gets upset and Ängie gets emotional talking about her childhood.

### Episode 4: Lance shares tragic death

**Aired:** November 9th, 2021
**Length:** 42 minutes
**Synopsis:** Lance shares his life story with family abuse and a tragic death. After being allowed to sleep properly, Håkan and Ingemar discuss a possible diagnosis.

### Episode 5: Kleerup is visited

**Aired:** November 16th, 2021
**Length:** 43 minutes
**Synopsis:** Kleerup presents his life story with mental illness from an early age and his mother comes to visit. Jackie is homesick and a conflict arises between her and Ingemar.

### Episode 6: The Investigation

**Aired:** November 23rd, 2021
**Length:** 42 minutes
**Synopsis:** Ängie receives help from Lena to resume her ADD investigation. Lance is considering ending treatment. The participants discuss relapse and Håkan makes a request.

## Videos

A few video clips from the show have been posted on the swedish Discovery+ Youtube channel.

Behandlingen - Deltagarna checkar in - discovery+ SverigeJackie Ferm öppnar upp sig om traumat efter pappans självmord - Behandlingen - discovery+ SverigeLancelot Hedman talar ut om mörkret och skammen under sin uppväxt - Behandlingen - discovery+

## Trivia

* Ängie met Ola Rapace in this show, and they contined to see each other after it, starting a relationship together.
* The show is inspired by the American reality show "Celebrity Rehab", with some changes in the format.

## References

1. ↑ https://press.discoverynetworks.se/post/folj-sex-kanda-svenskar-i-behandlingen-nytt-discovery-original-m
2. ↑ https://www.expressen.se/noje/angies-tvivel-infor-programmet-var-livradd/
3. ↑ https://www.discoveryplus.se/program/behandlingen
4. ↑ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/eEdOpy/kanal-5-gor-svensk-celebrity-rehab