Who Are The Professionals Who Treat Clinical Depression?

Dr. William Pollack answers the question: 'Who Treats Clinical Depression?'

By
William Pollack, Ph.D., Director, Center for Men and Young Men, McLean Hospital
May 1, 2008, 5:59 PM ET
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— -- Question: Who are the professionals who treat clinical depression?

Answer: If you have a clinical depression or feel one of your loved ones does, you should go to a professional who's trained in such treatment. And that would be a licensed mental health professional, like a psychiatrist, a doctoral level psychologist. In some states, a social worker or a nurse clinician.

And if you can't find such people, then you should go to your family practitioner and talk about the problems and let them get you specialized help.

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