Dr. Cheryl Taubman Dunn MD
Psychiatrist | Psychiatry
6 Pidgeon Hill Drive 260 Sterling VA, 20165About
Dr. Cheryl Dunn is a psychiatrist practicing in Sterling, VA. Dr. Dunn is a medical doctor specializing in the care of mental health patients. As a psychiatrist, Dr. Dunn diagnoses and treats mental illnesses. Dr. Dunn 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. Dunn treats conditions like depression, anxiety, OCD, eating disorders, bipolar disorders, personality disorders, insomnia, ADD and other mental illnesses.
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1972
Oregon Health And Science University School of Medicine,Portland, Or, United States 1972
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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