Title: Can a primary care doctor prescribe medicine for mental health issues or do they have to be a psychiatrist? | Yahoo Answers
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Can a primary care doctor prescribe medicine for mental health issues or do they have to be a psychiatrist?
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Anonymous
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Content: but if your condition does not improve or if it gets worse, or if the doctor thinks that he or she is not equipped to handle the problem to the best of his or her medical ability, then they will refer you to a cardiologist. it's just the same with mental health concerns, except that the physician will refer someone to either a psychiatrist for medications or to a therapist (psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor, etc.) for psychotherapy. ...Show more
Source (s): Clinical psychologist
Terrible G
Lv 4
1 decade ago
A PC can write any drug there is. That in lies the problem. Too many PC's are writing Psych drugs they know nothing about. Shrinks should be seen if the person has MDD, PTSD, BP and really any major Mental Health issue. How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.