"The Mentalist" rips off "Psych"?

"The Mentalist" promos... isn't his "special skill" a direct ripoff of Sean Spencer's faux psychic skills in "Psych"? Some critics are calling it a mashup of "Psych", "House", and "CSI". This one isn't on my "must watch" list (yet), but it does sound intriguing... Perhaps I'll pick it up on the Internet.