If the process of depression has affected your ability to pay attention, follow logic, and/or perform abstract thinking, it will make it difficult for you to participate in your psychotherapy. In this case, starting medications first can improve your cognition so you can participate in your psychotherapy more effectively and make faster, better progress in your treatment.

• Should I choose psychotherapy or medication treatment for my depression?
• Will it be necessary for me to try more than one antidepressant?
• What can psychotherapy give me that I cannot get from my medication?
• Is psychotherapy as effective as medications?
• What are the advantages of psychotherapy?
• What is psychotherapy?
• What do I do if I feel my doctor is making all my decisions for me and not allowing me to help find the right treatment?
• What if I am not satisfied with the treatment my current doctor is providing?
• Can I choose my own psychiatrist through an HMO or clinic?
• What should I look for in the first appointment to indicate that a new doctor is right for me?
• What is the psychiatrist looking for in our first few sessions?
• What does a psychiatrist usually do during the first appointment?
• Sometimes my antidepressant seems to have failed and I feel sad again what’s happening?
• What if I have to wait too long to get an appointment with the psychiatrist I want to see?
• What should I look for in a psychiatrist?
• What should I ask a psychiatrist before I see her?
• How can I find a good psychiatrist?
• What are the advantages in seeing a psychiatrist over other health professionals?
• How are psychiatrists different from other medical doctors?
• Can all medical doctors treat my depression?