Britney Spears britneyphil.jpg Britney Spears had a surprise guest when she woke up this morning - Dr. Phil McGraw!

Page Six is reporting that the TV shrink, a friend to the Spears family, stopped by the pop star's psych bed for a few minutes.

Unfortunately, while Page Six's source doesn't give any specifics about Britney and Dr. Phil's conversation, it does allege that the shrink's visit directly precipitated Britney's fit which culminated in the pop star being released from the hospital's care minutes ago.

We all know Dr. Phil's a master of telling people hard news - might he have told Britney something she didn't want to hear?