Meanings
plural pdocs
- InternetA psychotherapist or psychiatrist.
<Nightshade>: not so good they changd my meds agin / <Nightshade>: my pdoc is talking abt ect
2003, Paul Kalkstein, Jump the Kennebec2 more examples
The quality of psychiatrists varies widely. Take my last three pdocs, for example. One was terribly bad, the next one exceptionally good, and the current one moderately good.
2004, Richard, “pdocs”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet)...being honest with my pdoc about my symptoms, and doing what I can to control my symptoms and live a full life.
2007, Emily Martin, Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American Culture
Origin
From p (the first letter) + doc.
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