Mental health specialists include psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, and social workers.
Psychiatrists can prescribe antidepressant drugs because they are physicians.
Other mental health specialists, however, often work with physicians to ensure that their patients receive the medications they need. Community mental health centers, which often provide treatment based on the patient's ability to pay, usually have a variety of mental health specialists. Hospitals and university medical schools may have research centers that study and treat depression.