I agree with BLNLsMOM. If you don't need, want or can't (in my case I can't agoraphobia makes it hard) to go to therapy then I would think that a general practitioner is a good idea. Psychiatrist is generally a doctor trained in human behavior and they use medicines to treat your illness. They are primarily trained to understand the biological issues that cause the imbalance. A Psychologist is a doctor trained to treat the behavior and the spiritual, emotional, intellectual aspects of the patient. They have similarities and their techniques overlap but they are different. Think one is into the social aspect and one into medical/biological. If you don't need therapeutic processes then I would recommend a general practitioner. But in closing pursue what works for you. If you need or want to go to a pdoc then ask your general practitioner to refer you to another one maybe. The process needs to work with you so find a program that does. You deserve it.