Dr. Harold Walker Elliott MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
P.O. Box 4280 Buies Creek NC, 27506Rating
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About
Dr. Hal Elliott is a psychiatrist practicing in Buies Creek and Fayetteville NC. He is the Chair of Psychiatry at Campbell University School of Medicine. He is a a graduate of Davidson College and received his MD from the Medical University of SC in Charleston ,SC. He completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and is board certified in General Psychiatry and in Consult-Liaison Psychiatry. Prior to starting at Campbell in 2017, Dr Elliott was on faculty at Wake Forest University and East Tennessee State University. Dr. Elliott is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Elliott diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Elliott 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. Elliott treats all psychiatric conditions but has particular interest in Adult ADHD, PMS/PMDD/ Post-partum depression, PTSD, Social Anxiety Disorder and Treatment Resistant Depression.
Education and Training
UNC Hospitals Residency 1993
Davidson College BS 1985
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1989
Board Certification
Psychosomatic Medicine (Psychiatry and Neurology)
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Dr. Harold Walker Elliott MD's Expert Contributions
I am very shy in public. What can I do?
Social anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders and is the fear of scrutiny by others Specific social anxieties can include fear of public speaking, fear of using public restrooms, fear of ordering in a restaurant, fear of writing a check...among many others. People with generalized social anxiety have a phobia across many different situations involving scrutiny by others ( dinner parties, mingling, meeting new people, dating). Treatment usually involves medication management with SSRIs ( such as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, etc). combined with cognitive behavioral therapy. In addition, people might use benzodiazepines or beta blockers for specific events which cause anxiety. Regardless, this is a very treatable condition. READ MORE
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Faculty Titles & Positions
- Chair of Psychiatry Campbell University School of Medicine 2017 - 2018
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