Dr. Dolorosa B. Yap, MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Dolorosa B. Yap, who serves patients in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Recognized as a trusted and experienced psychiatrist, Dr. Yap treats a variety of conditions related to psychological health. She offers her services to children, adolescents, and adults at Lookout Mountain Community Services in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.

Relating to her profession, she is licensed to practice medicine in many states throughout the United States, including Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Washington State.

Completing her medical education at Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine, Inc. in the Philippines in 1966, Dr. Yap relocated to the United States. Once there, she performed her residency in psychiatry at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1978. Since her completion of her residency training, she spent most of her time doing clinical works.

With more than five decades of experience in her field, she spent fourteen years doing inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, providing both clinical  and Forensic Services for the Local Juvenile Courts. The next twelve years she switched to the Adult  Psychiatric services doing emergency admissions and acute inpatient care. The doctor is board-eligible in General Psychiatry  & child and adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). The ABPN is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to serving the professions of psychiatry and neurology. During this  period, the Consumers Research Council of  America awarded her a certificate of Excellence as America’s Top Psychiatrist in 2007 and in 2008.

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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