head doctor
Treats the mind
Head doctor is informal, sometimes jocular slang for a psychiatrist or psychologist—a doctor who treats what's in your head: I've been seeing a head doctor about my anxiety.
The term can carry dismissive undertones, implying skepticism about mental health treatment.
In vulgar slang, head doctor refers to someone skilled at performing oral sex.
Mental health medicine
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
treatment · antidepressants · bipolar · schizophrenia · psychosis · anxiety · depression · counseling
Medical science of nerves
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- brain scanMedical image of mind's organ
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
Parkinson's · Alzheimer's · multiple sclerosis · migraine · neuropathy · spinal cord · MRI · EEG
psychiatry
Mental health medicine
- psychoanalysisTreatment via unconscious exploration
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- mental illnessDisorder affecting cognition or mood
diagnosis · treatment · antidepressants · bipolar · schizophrenia · psychosis · anxiety · depression · counseling · DSM
neurology
Medical science of nerves
- neurosurgeryMedical field treating brain surgically
- brain scanMedical image of mind's organ
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
stroke · Parkinson's · Alzheimer's · multiple sclerosis · migraine · neuropathy · spinal cord · MRI · EEG · cranial nerves
boss
Workplace superior
prison · inmate · institution · warden · top dog · in charge · kingpin · ringleader
head doctorsurgeon
Physician who operates
general practitioner · family doctor · internist · cardiologist · orthopedic surgeon
head doctorsurgeon
Physician who operates
quack · folk healer · faith healer · witch doctor · physical therapist
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