psychiatrist精神科醫師還有其他說法嗎?

如果口語還可以說shrink，但是此義為較負面的意思，就如同我們不會在警察前面說Hey, cop一般。但是私底下聊天可以說I had an appointment with a shrink yesterday. 大致就是這樣嚕，有問題再問喔！加油

1. In traditional way, we call alienist. 2. Shrink , a slang term but very impolite way to say.

The difference between psychiatrist and other similar words is that a psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D.). A *psychologist* or a *psychotherapist* might be a medical doctor, but they do not have to be, and they usually are not. Some people call a psychiatrist or a psychotherapist a head shrinker or a shrink. A person referred to as a shrink might be a psychiatrist (an M.D.), but might be a psychotherapist who is not a psychiatrist.