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10. Which type of mental health professional is most likely to prescribe medication to a patient with clinical depression?

a youth counselor
b. social worker
c mental health counselor
d. psychiatrist

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Answer:

D. Psychiatrist

Step-by-step explanation:

Counselors and social workers are mostly for support and to have someone to talk to while psychiatrists can diagnose and prescribe medications.

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User Elzi
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Most likely a psychiatrist,

A physiatrist is a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Which depression is considered a mental illness.
User Anthony Geoghegan
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