In general, effective treatment for depression requires both therapy and medications. Some people do well with only therapy (depending on the root of the particular illness) but medication alone is often insufficient.

Most psychiatrists now do not really provide therapy anymore... they basically provide the medical aspect and help determine and prescribe the correct medications. Therapy (with a therapist) is necessary in conjunction with the meds to be effective.

If the psychiatrist you are seeing will provide therapy as well then that might work, but as I said that is not very common anymore. It is difficult to get appointments, 6 months is not uncommon. Therapists may also be difficult to schedule but may not be as difficult as the psychiatrist, so you may want to see if you can find a therapist to start sessions with while you are waiting for your first appointment with the psychiatrist.

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