Adult Psychiatrist
Ryan Mischel, MD, PhD
Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist | Glen Allen, Virginia & Statewide Telehealth
Ryan Mischel, MD, PhD, is a board-certified adult psychiatrist at Resilience Counseling & Social Skills Center providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, treatment, and medication management for adults.
Dr. Mischel provides in-person psychiatric services at our Glen Allen, Virginia location, as well as telehealth psychiatry and medication management for patients located throughout Virginia.
His clinical areas of focus include depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, psychosis, aggression, insomnia, and other psychiatric concerns.
Dr. Mischel takes an individualized, patient-centered approach to psychiatric care, working to understand each patient's symptoms, history, life experiences, previous treatment, and goals when developing a treatment plan and considering psychiatric medication.
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Adult Psychiatry & Medication Management
Psychiatric treatment should be individualized to the person seeking care.
Dr. Mischel provides comprehensive adult psychiatric care designed to develop a better understanding of a patient's current symptoms, psychiatric and medical history, previous treatment experiences, medications, life circumstances, and treatment goals.
When medication is appropriate, treatment may include the selection and management of psychiatric medications as part of an individualized treatment plan.
Ongoing medication-management appointments allow Dr. Mischel to monitor treatment response, evaluate potential side effects, assess changes in symptoms and functioning, and make adjustments when clinically appropriate.
Areas of Clinical Focus
Dr. Mischel provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment for adults experiencing a variety of mental health concerns, including:
Depression
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bipolar Disorder
Psychosis
Aggression
Insomnia and Sleep-Related Concerns
Mental health symptoms frequently overlap or occur together. Dr. Mischel considers the patient's broader clinical picture when developing treatment recommendations rather than focusing on an individual symptom or diagnosis in isolation.
A Patient-Centered Approach to Psychiatry
Dr. Mischel believes effective psychiatric treatment involves understanding the individual rather than simply treating a diagnosis.
He incorporates each patient's history and life story into the development of an individualized treatment plan and the selection of psychiatric medications when medication is appropriate.
This approach allows treatment decisions to take into consideration the patient's symptoms, previous treatment experiences, individual circumstances, and treatment goals.
In-Person Psychiatry in Glen Allen, Virginia
Dr. Mischel provides in-person adult psychiatry and medication management at Resilience's Glen Allen location.
Resilience Counseling & Social Skills Center
5374 Twin Hickory Road
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Patients seeking an adult psychiatrist in Glen Allen or the greater Richmond area can contact our scheduling team to learn more about Dr. Mischel's current availability for in-person psychiatric evaluations and medication-management appointments.
Telehealth Psychiatry Throughout Virginia
Dr. Mischel also provides telehealth psychiatry and medication management to patients throughout Virginia.
Telehealth allows eligible patients located anywhere in Virginia to meet with Dr. Mischel through secure video appointments without regularly traveling to the Glen Allen office.
Telehealth psychiatric care may be particularly helpful for patients who live farther from the Richmond area, have demanding work or family schedules, experience transportation limitations, or simply prefer the convenience of receiving appropriate psychiatric care remotely.
Depending upon clinical needs, telehealth appointments may include psychiatric evaluation, medication management, treatment monitoring, and ongoing psychiatric follow-up.
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Education & Psychiatric Training
Dr. Mischel brings an extensive academic, medical, and scientific background to his work as a psychiatrist.
He graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Dakota in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Pre-Medicine.
He subsequently entered the combined MD/PhD program at Virginia Commonwealth University, completing his medical and doctoral training between 2012 and 2020.
Dr. Mischel earned his PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology, providing advanced scientific training in pharmacology alongside his medical education.
Following medical school, Dr. Mischel completed his psychiatry residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis, from 2020–2024.
Dr. Mischel is board certified in adult psychiatry.
Research & Pharmacology Background
In addition to his clinical training, Dr. Mischel has an extensive background in medical and pharmacological research.
During his MD/PhD training, he was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse F30 research fellowship to investigate the role of the gastrointestinal microbiome in the development of opioid tolerance.
His research and scholarly work have contributed to peer-reviewed publications addressing areas including pharmacology, pain, opioid tolerance, the gastrointestinal microbiome, psychiatric disorders, sleep, metabolism, and neuroscience.
His scientific training provides a distinctive foundation for his work in psychiatry and the use of psychiatric medications.
Psychiatry at Resilience
Dr. Mischel is part of the multidisciplinary psychiatric team at Resilience Counseling & Social Skills Center.
Resilience's psychiatric team includes two psychiatrists and three board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP-BCs) providing psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and ongoing psychiatric care.
Patients receiving psychiatric services at Resilience also have access to a broader behavioral health organization offering counseling and psychotherapy, psychological testing, and other specialized mental health services.
When clinically appropriate and with appropriate patient authorization, psychiatric care may be coordinated with other treating mental health professionals.
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Publications & Scholarly Work
Dr. Mischel has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and academic book chapters.
Publications:
1. Chen, M, Shin, M, Ware, T, Donvito, G, Muchhala, KH, Mischel, RA, Mustafa, MA, Serbulae, V, Upchurch, CM, Leitinger, N, Akbarali, HI, Lichtman, A, and Hsu, K (2023). Endocannabinoid biosynthetic enzymes regulate pain response via LKB1-AMPK signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2304900120
2. Thakre, TP, Kulkarni, H, Adams, KS, Mischel, RA, Hayes, R, and Pandurangi, A (2022). Polysomnographic identification of anxiety and depression using deep learning. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 150, 54-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.027
3. Mischel, RA et al. and Fertig, B (2022). Chapter 3: Nuclear Hormone Receptors: Mediators of Dynamic (Patho)physiological Responses. Metabolism and Medicine: The Metabolic Landscape of Health and Disease (Volume 2). 105-126. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
4. Mischel, RA et al. and Fertig, B (2022). Chapter 4: The Biology of Time: How Molecular Clocks Make Living Cells Tick. Metabolism and Medicine: The Metabolic Landscape of Health and Disease (Volume 2). 131-188. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
5. Mischel, RA et al. and Fertig, B (2022). Chapter 6: The Microbiota in Symbiotic Entanglement with Human Metabolism. Metabolism and Medicine: The Metabolic Landscape of Health and Disease (Volume 2). 227-268. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
6. Ross, DE, Seabaugh, J, Seabaugh, JM, Plumley, J, Ha, J, Burton, JA, Vandervaart, A, Mischel, R, Blount, A, Seabaugh, D, Shepherd, K, Barcelona, J and Ochs, AL (2021). Patients with chronic mild or moderate traumatic brain injury have abnormal longitudinal brain volume enlargement more than atrophy. Journal of Concussion. 5, 1-21. doi: 10.1177/20597002211018049
7. Mischel, RA, Muchhala, KH, Dewey, WL, and Akbarali, HI (2019). The “culture” of pain control: A review of opioid-induced dysbiosis (OID) in antinociceptive tolerance. The Journal of Pain. S1526-5900(19), 30877-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.11.015
8. Mischel, RA, Dewey, WL, and Akbarali, HI (2018). Tolerance to morphine-induced inhibition of tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels in small diameter dorsal root ganglia neurons is modulated by gut-derived mediators. iScience. 2,193-209. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2018.03.003
9. Jacob, JC, Sakakibara, K, Mischel, RA, Henderson, G, Dewey, WL, and Akbarali, HI (2018). Ethanol reversal of oxycodone tolerance in dorsal root ganglia neurons. Molecular Pharmacology. 93(5), 417-426. doi: 10.1124/mol.117.110775
10. Mischel, RA and Smith, TH (2017). Chapter 9: Gastrointestinal Drugs. Drugs and Their Actions (3rd Edition). 67-78. Acton, MA: XanEdu.
11. Mischel, RA and Smith, TH (2017). Chapter 21: Drugs for the Major Psychiatric Disorders. Drugs and Their Actions (3rd Edition). 156-169. Acton, MA: XanEdu.
12. Smith, TH and Mischel, RA (2017). Chapter 31: Cannabinoids. Drugs and Their Actions (3rd Edition). 214-218. Acton, MA: XanEdu.
13. Kang, M*, Mischel, RA*, Bhave, S, Komla, E, Cho, A, Huang, C, Dewey, WL, and Akbarali, HI (2017). The effect of gut microbiome on tolerance to morphine mediated antinociception in mice. Scientific Reports. 7, 42658. doi: 10.1038/srep42658
*Equal contribution first-author
Request an Appointment With Ryan Mischel, MD, PhD
If you are looking for an adult psychiatrist in Glen Allen, the greater Richmond area, or through telehealth anywhere in Virginia, our scheduling team can help you determine current availability with Dr. Mischel.
Dr. Mischel provides:
In-Person Psychiatry — Glen Allen, Virginia
Telehealth Psychiatry — Throughout Virginia
To request an appointment:
Phone: (540) 699-0226, Extension 2
Email: intakes@resiliencecounseling.care
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