thank you Dr Phil. Time to get real
I agree with Carl. My mom sent me to a psychologist in middle school, and it was stupid. I was just a typical teenager and didn't get on ritalin or anti-depressants. But there's just as good of a chance that he might be depressed. If you go to a family therapist (especially one that your son might respect or look up to i.e. a cool, young guy) and have both group sessions and 1 on 1 sessions something good might happen. Or you could do what I did and just stare at the psych's nostrils all day and nothing bad will come out of it.
But what the hell do I know? I'm neither a teenager nor a parent, but young enough to remember how it was.