Audrea K. Merchant, MD, a Psychiatrist with Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services
Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Audrea K. Merchant, who serves patients in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
With a focus on adult, geriatric, and addiction psychiatry, Dr. Merchant specializes in the care of mental health patients, treating conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD, and other mental illnesses. Since February of 2012, she has been an Attending Psychiatrist for Adult Inpatient Services at Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
“We are committed to providing high quality behavioral health services through prevention, treatment of mental illness & substance abuse, and support to improve the overall health, well-being, recovery, and hope of the people we serve” according to the mission statement on their website.
Graduating cum laude with a major in chemistry and minor in biology from the University of Tampa, Dr. Merchant completed her PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Michigan in 1995. She earned her medical degree from the Duke University School of Medicine in 1998, and then went on to complete her internship and residency in psychiatry at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2003.
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.
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