Help me find a (good) CBT psychiatrist/psychiatrist around 14th Street in Manhattan who takes Aetna student. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 28, 2009 - 3 answers

Recommend a psychiatrist in NYC who accepts Oxford, for medication only; talk therapy component is already taken care of. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2009 - 2 answers

Australian (and U.S.) Mental Health/Legal Filter. Can you just go and talk your GP into having someone put through a psychiatric evaluation? [more inside]
posted by metalheart on Feb 1, 2009 - 14 answers

When is it reasonable to fire your psychiatrist? Bonus question: If they can't be "fired", what's the therapeutic benefit to being forced to work with a doctor who you find unprofessional and do not trust? [more inside]
posted by grippycat on Jan 18, 2009 - 28 answers

I need a good psychiatrist / neurologist in NYC. Oxford Health Plan. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Nov 10, 2008 - 9 answers

I was supposed to see a psychiatrist today. I waited six weeks to get this appointment, after waiting five long months for my insurance to kick in. When I arrived they told me that my appointment had accidentally been given to someone else, and the soonest they could reschedule was another month. I honestly don't know if I can wait that long. What are my options here, and how can I manage my life in the meantime? [more inside]
posted by nataliedanger on Oct 29, 2008 - 24 answers

A friend of mine in the Northern Virginia area is in need of a psychiatrist for issues of depression, rage, and maybe some kind of bipolar issue. My friend is in treatment, but is looking for recommendations for psychiatrists. My friend's depression is debilitating enough that it's very hard for my friend to actually seek out recommendations among the local friends and community, so I figured I'd hit up the hive mind. [more inside]
posted by rmd1023 on Oct 22, 2008 - 2 answers

In the past few months, I have found myself occasionally going into uncontrollable outbursts of rage and violence. Oddly, other than that I find that I am a happy and satisfied person. Help? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2008 - 12 answers

I have a minor psychiatric issue and I'd like to go see a professional. Question about picking one. [more inside]
posted by crapmatic on Sep 8, 2008 - 12 answers

I need a psychiatrist. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 24, 2008 - 5 answers

I need a recommendation for either a psychiatrist or psychologist in NYC. Help my brain! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 6, 2008 - 5 answers

I am looking for a competent psychiatrist in Los Angeles, CA area. My sister has serious emotional and alcohol issues. She had a bad experience with an incompetent psychiatrist. I am very worry about her. I need to get a name of a good psychiatrist that can change her attitude about psychiatry. Any referral or recommendations?
posted by toofan on May 4, 2008 - 3 answers

Grand Rapids DoctorFilter: I need to find a (cheap) psychiatrist/doctor in or near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Have you or someone you know been to one that you could recommend? [more inside]
posted by silkygreenbelly on Apr 28, 2008 - 1 answer

A few questions RE: OCD treatment [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 3, 2008 - 9 answers

Is it appropriate to shop around for a psychiatrist? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 23, 2008 - 19 answers

Can anyone recommend a psychiatrist in New York City who has experience with learning disabilities? (As opposed to, say, mood disorders.) [more inside]
posted by tweebiscuit on Nov 15, 2007 - 3 answers

An adolescent relative in her senior year of high school is suffering depression, and recently spoke to a psychiatrist about suicide, which resulted in her near-hospitalization. She's taken Zoloft, and done some therapy -- what now? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 31, 2007 - 14 answers

NHS filter: I just had a horrible experience with an NHS psychiatrist consultant. Can I get a different doctor? [more inside]
posted by happyturtle on Oct 31, 2007 - 10 answers

A cognitive behavioral therapist and/or a psychiatrist in Northern NJ or NYC? I know a similar question was posted in April, but I think a lot of the replies were emailed directly to the poster. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 23, 2007 - 0 answers

How do I go about finding a good psychiatrist in the Boise Idaho area? I am a reasonably well-managed bipolar patient. I am not happy with the side effects of my mood stabilizer and am suspicious that depression is interfering with my life. I haven't seen a psychiatrist for about 3 years. My GP prescribes my medicines since I am reasonably well-managed. However, I just moved to the Boise/Nampa/Caldwell Idaho area and would like to start seeing a psychiatrist and seeing about trying something different. I was really lucky how I found my last psychiatrist through the recommendation of a counselor that I trusted. But I don't have any contacts in the area. Does anyone have a recommendation of a good psychiatrist in the Boise area? Or how have you/would you go about finding a good one? Thanks
posted by doppler68 on Sep 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Recommendations for a Seattle area doctor/psych/counselor who specialize in adult ADD/ADHD? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2007 - 2 answers

I need a Psychiatrist in NY - one that has experience dealing with artists and won't drug me into a straight-line mood. I need my meds, but I also need my ups and downs! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 4, 2007 - 4 answers

The meds the GP gives me don't work. How do I find a psychiatrist who's actually able to see me? [more inside]
posted by Karmakaze on Jul 13, 2007 - 9 answers

I think I need to get back into therapy, but I also think that therapy doesn't work. [more inside]
posted by timory on Jun 28, 2007 - 26 answers

I would like to see a therapist. I am 19 years old, in the U.S., and on my parents' insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield), but I don't want them to find out. How can I see a therapist on their insurance without them finding out? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 25, 2007 - 21 answers

Is it completely absurd to use one's psychiatrist as a reference for admission to medical school? [more inside]
posted by greatgefilte on Jul 23, 2006 - 14 answers

I recently went to a therapist for the first time ever, for a screening for ADD. She told me that I had a severely traumatic childhood because of things like "My father wasn't around much." I don't feel severely traumatized... Is she crazy? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 23, 2006 - 33 answers

Does anyone have experience with Seattle Mental Health's Northwest Counseling Institute in Redmond, Washington? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 30, 2006 - 2 answers

How do I find a psychiatrist that doesn't suck? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 30, 2005 - 15 answers

ShrinkFilter: I've been increasingly stressed, self-loathing and distracted for years, and (since my spouse and I are having a baby in a few months) have decided I need to Get Professional Help--mostly to figure out what's wrong with me and deal with it, so I don't pass it on to our kid. But "professional help" is a very big category, and I need to narrow it down. I want to find somebody whose perspective is "let's figure out the big problems and how you can fix them, as efficiently as possible," rather than "there's nothing wrong with you that years of expensive chatting can't prolong." I'd also like to avoid medication. How do I find the right... therapist? counselor? I don't even know what the right word is.
posted by anonymous on Jan 23, 2005 - 26 answers

I need a therapist. I recently moved to the Boston area, I don't really know anybody, and Psychology Today isn't doing it for me. I know that I'm clinically depressed (runs in the family, and relatives who are docs say so), and it's gotten worse of late. It's ruining my job, my life, and my sleep. Where do I find a top notch psychiatrist/psychologist?
posted by anonymous on Dec 12, 2004 - 8 answers

Anyone know a good psychiatrist in NYC? Not a psychotherapist, but an MD who can proscribe drugs. I have a friend who thinks he may be clinically depressed but is mistrustful of doctors.
posted by grumblebee on Apr 11, 2004 - 8 answers

A relatively shy MeFi member (and you know I'd admit it if it was me) is looking for advice on finding a good psychatrist in the Los Angeles area. More interested in talking therapy than medication, though not ruling anything out.

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posted by wendell on Feb 18, 2004 - 8 answers