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FYI/PSA: treatment-resistant depression can be caused by sleep apnea, metabolic, or endocrine issues that psychiatric meds can only partially mask.

• jacques_chester 6y ago
  Psychiatrists are medical doctors and will typically attempt to exclude these diagnoses. I've had all sorts of tests issued by psychiatrists.
  • airhead969 6y ago
    In the US, mine is an MD too. Must be a different kind of psychiatrist because mine sent me to my PCP to narrow down health issues.
    • jacques_chester 6y ago
      Perhaps I can rephrase it. Psychiatrists are aware of multiple organic causes for depressive symptoms and would prefer to treat the causes, not just the symptoms. It's not accurate to say that a psychiatrist would be expected to simply prescribe an antidepressant without some additional investigation.