I like lists! Especially when they are thoughtfully researched. So I thought I should pass on this particular list to you.

If you are or know someone who is suffering from clinical depression (especially if they are suicidal or homicidal), then they most likely need a mental health consultation sooner than later! And wouldn't it be nice to know where physicians in this country recommend you go?

Well according to a survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report, there were 26 preferred hospitals ranked only by reputation under the specialty of psychiatry. These hospitals were chosen by board-certified physicians - with the #1 hospital ranking significantly higher than all the rest.

Hospital >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ranking

1 Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 43.6
2 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 26.4
3 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp. of Columbia and Cornell 22.3
4 McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass. 19.2
5 UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles 18.8
6 Menninger Clinic, Houston 15.1
7 Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn. 14.5
8 Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, Calif. 12.4
9 Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore 12.4
10 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 12.3

These were the top ten hospitals on the list. You can view the rest of the list over at U.S. News & World Report's original article.

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