Myths of psychological intervention
Seek help if you find yourself or a significant other feeling depressed, anxious, stressed, isolated, or easily irritated for a period of time, or if you or the person of interest often ruminates and general functioning, including physiological components (e.g., sleep, appetite, concentration, or somatic symptoms such as prolonged stomachaches, etc.) and social relationship are being affected. In these cases, it would be worth seeking help from a clinical psychologist. Abnormal behavior and suicidal ideation warrant the immediate services of a clinical psychologist or other mental health professional (e.g. psychiatrist).
It is a general recommendation that when physiological symptoms are intense, the client may need psychiatric drugs to experience immediate healing and adjust chemicals in the brain. If you want counseling to deal with your problem, it could be a good start to approach clinical psychologist to obtain a diagnosis and suggested treatment. Sometimes combined treatment of both professionals works well as they could be complementary to each other.
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However, if you have risk of harming yourself or others, the clinical psychologist may have the obligation “to protect” you and the person involved. Therefore the clinical psychologist may have to inform corresponding parties.