Psychiatryst
Any shrink who gets caught banging their patient shouldn't have their license taken away for having a psychiatryst. They should be struck for being such a poor diagnostician.
Psychiatryst by Simian Pachyderm July 25, 2009
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psychiatry
psychiatry by YouAreNotMe July 27, 2011
armchair psychiatrist
A person who gives advice for mental disorders, emotional disorders, or any other mental illness and has no known background knowledge or psychiatry. More than just advice with no clinical know how.
I was at work and some a-hole that I was talking to tried to give me advice on my ADD, he even offered me ways to obtain ADD medication, what an a-hole armchair psychiatrist!
armchair psychiatrist by Anti-a-hole October 9, 2009
internet psychiatry
Internet Psychiatry is the practice of making a psychological diagnosis of an individual over the Internet. The term carries a pejorative tint in some pools of online culture due to the practice of those who style themselves as "home grown" psychologists to make authoritative statements on mental state and behavior without a legitimate medical framework to support their claims. Internet Psychiatry has found popularity with those who target persons for derision and attack over the Internet, and is frequently seen as a methodology used by pseudo-intellectuals. The prototypical Internet Psychiatrist may engage in critical judgment based upon thin slices of information about the subject, or by applying stereotypes combined with sweeping generalizations.
Forum poster: Wow, Ling Ling Chan in Generic Anime OVA #15 is a cute chick!
Internet Psychiatrist: You are clearly possessed of a disassociative disorder as shownby your identification with an animated character and you are likely a closet pedophile as is typical of male viewers of Japanese animation.
Forum poster: Dude, what the heck! That's Internet Psychiatry! And hey, I'm a girl!
Internet Psychiatrist: Denial is the typical reaction in people with your personality traits.
Internet Psychiatrist: You are clearly possessed of a disassociative disorder as shownby your identification with an animated character and you are likely a closet pedophile as is typical of male viewers of Japanese animation.
Forum poster: Dude, what the heck! That's Internet Psychiatry! And hey, I'm a girl!
Internet Psychiatrist: Denial is the typical reaction in people with your personality traits.
internet psychiatry by Internet Justice Authority November 2, 2007
psychiatrism
the desire to become a psychiatrist, falsely label others as mentally ill, and then to treat them with harmful methods for a profit
psychiatrism by Elvin F. Verdad June 25, 2008
Prozac centred psychiatry
The doctrine within medical practitioner circles of over prescribing the drug Prozac as an easy cure-for-all alternative to traditional more time-consuming and expensive methods of psychiatry. This practice is of benefit to the Healthcare profession but compromises the patient.
Instead of suggesting psychotherapy, the doctor gave me the usual degree of Prozac centred psychiatry I was expecting.
Prozac centred psychiatry by Kendal Boy March 7, 2008
political psychiatry
The ad hominem attack of mental illness accusations used to quell or impeach a political dissident. In extreme cases it leads to the medically unnecessary comital of the dissident to a mental institution and/or the forcing of the dissident to take pacifying or punitive medication.
It is a particularly effective method for totalitarian regimes as they can shield the public from viewing evidence supporting the claims of the dissident. It is also effective when the dissident has inherently eccentric behavior that can be magnified by the frustrations of dealing with the government's accusations.
With freedom of the press and the internet it is becoming an increasingly rare tactic.
The best defense is to communicate through an attorney, remain calm at all times, and amass as much evidence as possible before raising further dissent.
It is a particularly effective method for totalitarian regimes as they can shield the public from viewing evidence supporting the claims of the dissident. It is also effective when the dissident has inherently eccentric behavior that can be magnified by the frustrations of dealing with the government's accusations.
With freedom of the press and the internet it is becoming an increasingly rare tactic.
The best defense is to communicate through an attorney, remain calm at all times, and amass as much evidence as possible before raising further dissent.
Soviets, Maoist China, Nazi Germany, Ceausescu Romania, ...
Doctor Johnson is engaged in political psychiatry to keep a lid on the mayor's corruption. The mayor paid Johnson to say Mr. Smith is crazy so the press would stop giving him interviews.
Doctor Johnson is engaged in political psychiatry to keep a lid on the mayor's corruption. The mayor paid Johnson to say Mr. Smith is crazy so the press would stop giving him interviews.
political psychiatry by BrewmasterC September 11, 2009
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