I belive that psychiatrists can be very helpfull, but it really depends on the person. If your not willing to open up then there is no point, and you are just waisting your money. On of my friends goes to family counceling (which i consider something close to going to a psychiatrist), but they are looking for a magical thing that will stop all their problems, consiquently they get nothing out of it, not a single person in the family. On the other hand, i think their family could use some counceling, and if they would open up and say what they thought, it could help.