Dr. Rachel A. Adcock MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
1000 Trent Drive Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Rachel Adcock is a psychiatrist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Adcock is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Adcock diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Adcock 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. Adcock treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Treatments
- Brain Behavior, Eating Disorders, Individual Therapy And More
Fellowships
- Neurosciences Research, VA Medical Center/University of California San Francisco 2006
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