“Should I see psychiatrist for depression?”

Yes, you can start with a psychiatrist or a therapist. Depending on your depression you may need therapy, medications, or both.

Yes, you should see a psychiatrist for depression if that is helping you manage your symptoms. It is an important step in receiving help for your depression. Many psychiatrists will recommend their patients seek therapy as well, or start with therapy first. I have worked with many clients experiencing depression who also see a psychiatrist. It is important for you to see a psychiatrist to discuss your symptoms and together decide if medication is necessary. Seeing a therapist/ counselor is also a necessary course of action when experiencing depression. Many times therapy is recommended as the first line of treatment and/or in conjunction with seeing a psychiatrist.
What is most important is that you seek treatment.

If you are experiencing severe depression with self harming and /or suicidal thoughts please dial 911 and seek medical attention right away.

Yes.

The short answer is yes. However, there may be some additional things to think about. For example, do you have any suicidal thought and would you consider acting on them? If yes, consider going directly to an emergency room. On the other end of the spectrum, if you feel that your depression is mild, you may also consider going to talk therapy first. There are also some over the counter supplements such as Mood Joy which is available on Amazon for about 20 dollars which may help if your depression is mild. Andrew Huberman in his podcast on Dopamine recommends cold water exposure as a way of boosting your dopamine to 2.5 times baseline.

You can definitely see a psychiatrist. But when you go see a psychiatrist they are a medical doctor first. They do have specialty training and psychopharmacology which means administering medication to manage things like ADHD and depression.
You have the age old question of nature versus nurture happening. A medical the doctor will talk to you about something like you were born with depression encoded in your body or you have a chemical imbalance let's balance out the chemical in processes in your body.
An alternative thought process is that your body has everything it needs to be balanced. Our emotions drive chemical processes in our bodies. As our chemicals are imbalanced because of her emotions Do we want to use medication to gain ground on working through what is actually causing the depression? Or do we want to work through what's actually causing the depression without medication? Can you do it without medication? I am a marriage and Family therapist and am a very clear behaviorist believing that our environment not our genetics has created such things as depression. As such if we look at your environment and your interactions in your environment and work on your happiness and self-satisfaction ideally you will gather more chemicals in your body that help balance you out.
The basics of managing depression.
1. Get good sleep and eat a balanced diet.
2. Find a routine and stick to it.
3. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Bring your heart rate up.
4. Have goals and benchmarks.
5. Get good vita.in D sunshine or in over the counter pill form.
And talk to a therapist about root causes of your depression. Sometimes removing a stress or adding a coping strategy works. Seeing things differently helps quite a bit. Be kind to yourself. Feel free to call for a consultation

Depression is a word used for a continuum of symptoms, as many as nine different conditions and pathology, with unique, and many times concurrent treatments, from brief therapy, psychotherapy, EMDR, to psychopharmacological interventions. It is important to get a good differential diagnosis by an experienced clinical mental health counselor, social worker, or psychologist. Your treatment plan can determine if consulting a M.D. psychiatrist or an M.D. general practitioner, is the first option for psychopharmacological intervention. Consulting an M.D. psychiatrist is preferred if you have treatment resistant depression. One of the most effective protocols for treatment of depression is psychopharmacological intervention and psychotherapy. I would highly recommend a thorough physical and blood work to rule out any underlying physiological causes of depression.

Yes you should always seek help when you have depression.

There are many effective treatments for depression, including counseling and medication. Everyone is different. Some people find that counseling alone can be helpful, while some people only take depression medication, and some people do both. A psychiatrist's main role is to prescribe medication, while counselors focus on ways to help you that involve learning skills to combat depression. There is no right or wrong choice.

You can seek help for depression with a mental health counselor, Behavior analyst, psychologist or psychiatrist. We all work as a team to deal with depression, but. It is up to you who you feel comfortable in seeking help. I applauded your proactiveness in seeking help.

Seeing a psychiatrist can be beneficial as medication can be assistive in decreasing and stabilizing symptoms. Medication alone, without therapy will not fully eliminate depression and most other symptoms. It is helpful to also work with a mental health therapist that can enable you to process, gain coping skills and insight in regards to trigger sources that lead to depression.