psycho pathologist

Main Entry:
psychoanalyst [sahy-koh-an-l-ist]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: psychiatrist
Synonyms: analyst, headshrinker, psychoanalyzer, psychopathologist, psychotherapist, shrink, therapist
Notes: a clinical psychologist has a PhD or PsyD and has completed an internship and a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who is specializing in mental disorders; psychotherapist is a generic term for anyone who provides psychological therapy while a psychoanalyst provides psychoanalytic therapy (as through free association and dream analysis, and must have a Master's)
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