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When To See A Psychiatrist (VIDEO)


First Posted: 06/07/11 08:58 AM ET Updated: 08/07/11 06:12 AM ET

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How do you know whether you should see a psychiatrist?

Dr. Daniel Carlat, author of "Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry," explains what a psychiatrist is and when you might want to consider seeking one out -- but also why you shouldn't be too quick to do so.

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How do you know whether you should see a psychiatrist? Dr. Daniel Carlat, author of "Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry," explains what a psychiatrist is and when you might want to consider seek...
How do you know whether you should see a psychiatrist? Dr. Daniel Carlat, author of "Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry," explains what a psychiatrist is and when you might want to consider seek...
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06:15 PM on 06/07/2011
Human beings with serious mental illness will tell you to,-Think twice before -You- get involved with the mental health industry because of all the pain and suffering and experimentation and brain washing and never ending false hope which leads to some form of -Suicide- (Passive & Violent) to end there man made pain and suffering???
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