Does pdoc mean psychiatrist?

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Just wondering. I think it does.

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Yes it does but I use pdr, faster and I like it better.

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Yes @anon21849028
Pdoc is a shortened version for psychiatrist.
It’s slang.

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i also call my pdoc shrinky sometimes =p
i do that cause he shrinks my problems a bit…

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A shrink is also a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist or psychotherapist.

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good to know =D I heard they called them that before and so i started using shrinky… i think it sounds funny…

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I think it sounds funny too.

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I have a pdoc appointment next Tuesday. You wouldn’t believe how many times I have nearly referred to my past psychiatrists as pdocs when speaking with my current psychiatrist.

:joy:

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Shrink is short for headshrinker.

Https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-term-shrink-come-to-refer-to-psychiatrists

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Yea they shrink our brains with meds :frowning:

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