Dr. Darlene Ifill-Taylor, MD. FAPA
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
9841 Greenbelt Rd Suite 208 Lanham MD, 20706About
Dr. Darlene Ifill-Taylor is a Child and Adult Psychiatrist practicing in CHARLOTTE, NC. Dr. Ifill-Taylor is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Ifill-Taylor diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Ifill-Taylor 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. She also treats chronic depression that has not responded to antidepressant medication with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Dr. Ifill-Taylor treats primarily depression and anxiety disorders as well as, insomnia, ADD and ADHD and other mental illnesses.
For the last three years she has been the Outpatient Medical Director and Lead Clinician at Novant Health in Charlotte, NC. This year, she will go on to fulfill her vision of the development of a Wellness Center that focuses on traditional and non-traditional medicine to treat the entire person,(emotional, spiritual and physical wellness). She is particularly interested in those who help others and rarely focus on self-care (physicians, Nurses, all who work in the healthcare field, Teachers, First Responders, Veterans, Moms and Dads...).
Education and Training
Tulane Univ. Sch. of Medicine MD 1987
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Outpatient Medical Director Psychiatry Novant Health Charlotte 2016 - Present
Awards
- Top Psychiatrist 2019 2019 Top Doctor
- Chief Resident 1992 George Washington U./Children's National Med Center
Professional Memberships
- AACAP
- APA
- Clinical TMS Society
- Society of Sports Psychiatry
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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Darlene Ifill-Taylor, who serves patients in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Darlene Ifill-Taylor is a Child and Adult Psychiatrist practicing in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Dr. Ifill-Taylor is a medical doctor specializing in the care of patients with mental health challenges. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Ifill-Taylor diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Her wellness center is called Three Strand Wellness and it will open in September 2019.
Dr. Ifill-Taylor 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 medications, mood stabilizers, stimulants, sedatives and hypnotics.
She also treats chronic depression that has not responded to antidepressant medication with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Dr. Ifill-Taylor treats primarily depression and anxiety disorders as well as, insomnia, ADD and ADHD and other mental illnesses.
For the last three years she has been the Outpatient Medical Director and Lead Clinician at Novant Health in Charlotte, NC.
This year, she will go on to fulfill her vision of the development of a Wellness Center that focuses on traditional and non-traditional medicine to treat the entire person,(emotional, spiritual and physical wellness).
She is particularly interested in those who help others and rarely focus on self-care (physicians, Nurses, all who work in the healthcare field, Teachers, First Responders, Veterans, Moms and Dads…).
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