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What kind of psychological referral will the doctor give me?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
Hi everyone, I'm Cat, age 23, from Edinburgh.
I was wondering if anyone could help me? I have just been to my doctor due to feeling depressed and having strong anxiety and stress lately due to my partners drinking problems (which he is now getting help for). I also explained to my doctor about my history of anxiety and self-harm and how this is now greatly affecting my ability to get on with things normally.

The doctor said that with things like this medication couldn't really help and I would need to be referred to a psychologist or psychiatrist. He also said however that this can take a very long time so he is going to look into alternative help or services I can get in the meantime and I've to give him a call next week. Does anyone know what kind of services these would be and what they would involve? I'm in Scotland so I guess it is individual to each country.

Many thanks for any help!

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