Yarmouth, Maine
Depression Treatment in Yarmouth
Yarmouth's village scale is its charm and its barrier: everyone knows everyone, which makes a psychiatric waiting room feel like a public announcement, and the older adults who make up much of the town were raised to handle low moods with chores and silence. Add Maine's waitlists, and treatable depression gets renamed aging. Depression is biology, not a failure of will, and biology responds to treatment. shrinkMD treats adults in Yarmouth by video, with board certified clinicians, measured care, and first visits as soon as availability allows.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed July 7, 2026 · Editorial policy
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Why shrinkMD
Made to fit life in Yarmouth
Video care suits Yarmouth precisely: unhurried visits from your own living room, no waiting room, no announcement, with technology kept simple, tap a link, and we help by phone if needed.
Late life depression, health related anxiety, and grief that will not lift are core clinical territory for us, not afterthoughts, and family joins visits exactly when you want them. No insurance billing keeps it all private.
What's included
From flat to forward
The first visit establishes what we're actually treating, depression's severity and subtype, any seasonal pattern, and the medical or bipolar mimics that change everything, plus your full medication history with doses, durations, and responses. Treatment then starts immediately: a thoughtfully chosen antidepressant when indicated, an activity plan built for low fuel days, and therapy folded in where it strengthens the result.
Follow ups every two to four weeks measure your scores and adjust the plan while the medication takes hold, energy usually moves first, mood follows, most often within four to six weeks. As you recover, visits space out and the focus shifts to prevention: consolidating sleep, protecting the habits that lifted you, and writing the relapse plan that keeps the next episode from ever getting traction.
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Care and next steps in Yarmouth
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
Is depression in your seventies just part of getting older?
No. Persistent low mood is a treatable condition at every age, and treating it improves health, sharpness, and independence. Resignation is not a treatment plan.
I am not comfortable with computers. Can I still do this?
Yes. One tap on a link in a text, and our team walks you through the first time by phone. Most patients are surprised how simple it is.
What if antidepressants have failed me before?
Bring the history, names, doses, durations, responses. Past trials are a map, not a verdict, and structured re evaluation often finds the path earlier prescribers missed.
Will I be on medication forever?
Often no. Many patients treat for a defined period after recovery, then taper with a plan. Some conditions warrant longer treatment, and we're honest about which is which.
How long until depression treatment works?
Typically two to six weeks for medication, with energy improving before mood. We track scores at every visit so neither of us is guessing.
About Yarmouth
Yarmouth is home to about 9,000 residents. It's a close-knit residential community on the Royal River north of Portland. Our patients here range across families in a close-knit community north of Portland.
Serving Yarmouth
Care should reach every corner of Yarmouth. As a coastal town on the Royal River, northeast of Portland, Yarmouth stretches from the harbor at Casco Bay, the heart of downtown, and the Main Street village, and shrinkMD brings board-certified telepsychiatry to all of it by secure video, with the same psychiatrist over time.
What it costs
Transparent, published pricing
Our self-pay prices are the same in every state where we practice. No insurance billing, and no surprise statement later.
| Service | Self-pay price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Initial evaluation | From $295 | A full 50 to 60 minute evaluation, diagnosis, and written plan. |
| Follow-up visits | $110 to $215 | Per visit, depending on length and complexity. Member rates are lower. |
| Membership (optional) | $49 per month | Priority scheduling, member rates, and the Unstuck and QuitScrolling apps. First month free. |
Your care team
Who you will see
Your care is delivered by shrinkMD clinicians, and you keep the same one over time. You meet by secure video with a clinician licensed in your state.
- Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, founder and board certified psychiatrist (ABPN), dual board certified in psychiatry and in sports and performance psychiatry.
- Matthew George, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Learn more
More from a trusted source: Depression - National Institute of Mental Health.
Nearby areas
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Your next step in The Shrink Network
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Each site in the network has one job. No matter where you enter, we help you find the next step that makes sense.
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Yarmouth residents, by secure video from home.
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