have one's head read

verb2

1. •
   To have one's mental health assessed, to receive a psychiatric examination.

   • "A guy who thinks he gets smart in this horse-race game oughta have his head read." — 1957
2. •
   (old-fashioned) To have the bumps, indentations, and shape of one's skull examined and interpreted by a phrenologist.

   • He told the police that he went to a couple of "phrenologists" to have his head read with the idea of getting rid of the pain in his stomach. — 1931