Dr. Allison Young

Allison Young, MD

Psychiatry, Lifestyle Medicine

Board-certified psychiatrist and lifestyle medicine specialist

WEBSITE

Affiliations

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

Expertise

Mental health and lifestyle medicine

About

Allison Young, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist providing services via telehealth throughout New York and Florida.

In addition to her private practice, Dr. Young serves as an affiliate professor of psychiatry at Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. She previously taught and mentored medical trainees at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She speaks at national conferences and has published scientific articles on a variety of mental health topics, most notably on the use of evidence-based lifestyle interventions in mental health care.

Young graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a bachelor of science degree in neurobiology and theology. She obtained her doctor of medicine degree with honors in neuroscience and physiology from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She continued her training at NYU during her psychiatry residency, when she was among a small group selected to be part of the residency researcher program and studied novel ways to assess and treat mental distress, with a focus on anxiety, trauma, and grief.

During her psychiatry training, Young sought additional training in women’s mental health and cognitive behavioral therapy. She has also studied and completed further training in evidence-based lifestyle interventions in mental health care, including stress management, exercise, and nutrition. She is an active member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, through which she helps create resources as well as educate physicians and patients on the intersection of lifestyle medicine and mental health.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Theology and Neurobiology, Georgetown University
  • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), NYU Grossman School of Medicine
  • Residency in Psychiatry, New York University

Certifications

  • Board-Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Board-Certified in Lifestyle Medicine

Awards

  • Student Travel Grant, American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders
  • Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society

Research

Publications
Dr. Young's research focuses on the use of lifestyle interventions to improve mental health.

Book & Media Recommendations

Book colored blue and green on beige background
Brain Changer: The Good Mental Health Diet

Latest Work