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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232Phone+1 615-322-3000Fax+1 615-936-0605
Summary
- Dr. Margaret Benningfield is a psychiatrist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry.
Education & Training
- Cambridge Health AllianceFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006 - 2008
- Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean HospitalResidency, Psychiatry, 2003 - 2006
- Steward Carney HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
- Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2004 - 2009
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsOpioid dependence during pregnancy: relationships of anxiety and depression symptoms to treatment outcomes.Margaret M. Benningfield, Mary S. Dietrich, Hendrée E. Jones, Karol Kaltenbach, Sarah H. Heil
Addiction. 2012-11-01 - 69 citationsCo-occurring psychiatric symptoms are associated with increased psychological, social, and medical impairment in opioid dependent pregnant women.Margaret M. Benningfield, Amelia M. Arria, Karol Kaltenbach, Sarah H. Heil, Susan M. Stine
The American Journal on Addictions. 2010-09-01 - 18 citationsLongitudinal predictors of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use following COVID-19-related stress.Lisa Venanzi, Lindsay Dickey, Haley Green, Samantha Pegg, Margaret M Benningfield
Stress and Health. 2022-10-01
Journal Articles
- Childhood Anxiety—if We Know so Much, Why Are We Doing so Little?Margaret Benningfield, MD, JAMA Psychiatry
Press Mentions
- My Southern Health: Facts You Need to Know About Anxiety in ChildrenMarch 16th, 2018
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