Dr. Jill Savege Scharff MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
6612 Kennedy Dr Chevy Chase MD, 20815About
Dr. Jill Scharff is a psychiatrist practicing in Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. Scharff is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Scharff diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Scharff may treat patients through a variety of methods including medications, psychotherapy or talk therapy, psychosocial interventions and more, depending on each individual case. Different medications that a psychiatrist might prescribe include antidepressants, antipsychotic mediations, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics. Dr. Scharff treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Univ of Aberdeen, Fac of Med, Aberdeen, Scotland 1967
University of Aberdeen / College Medicine And Medical Sciences 1967
University of Aberdeen School of Medicine and Dentistry 1967
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- On writing from clinical experience.
- Telephone analysis.
- Clinical issues in analyses over the telephone and the internet.
- Technology-assisted psychoanalysis.
- Case study: Analysis of a traumatized hemophiliac boy.
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- Understanding and satisfying the psychological needs of infants and toddlers.
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