Dr. Mary Lynn Dell, MD, DMin, MHA

Expert Publications

• Religion and sprituality.
• Religion and spirituality in child and adolescent psychiatry: a new frontier.
• Stages of faith and identity: birth to teens.
• Religious professionals and institutions: untapped resources for clinical care.
• Clinical correlates of episodicity in juvenile mania.
• The ipsilateral silent period in boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
• Psychosis with paranoid delusions after a therapeutic dose of mefloquine: a case report.
• Adolescent dysphoria, sexual behavior and spirituality.
• Theory can be relevant: an overview of bioethics for the practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist.
• Child and adolescent depression: psychotherapeutic, ethical, and related nonpharmacologic considerations for general psychiatrists and others who prescribe.
• When Diagnosis is a Double-Edged Sword.
• Identifying the Unique Aspects of Adolescent and Young Adult Palliative Care: A Case Study to Propel Programmatic Changes in Pediatric Hospitals.

Media Releases

Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Mary Lynn Dell, who serves patients in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Dell is the Medical Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Children’s Hospital New Orleans, with academic appointments at Louisiana State University and Tulane University in New Orleans. She comes to New Orleans from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her academic interests include psychiatric needs in chronic illness, ethical issues in psychiatry and pediatrics, end-of-life care, culture and psychiatry, and the interfaces of medicine, psychiatry and religion/spirituality.

Children’s Hospital New Orleans is a 222-bed, not-for-profit pediatric medical center offering a complete range of healthcare services for children from birth to 21 years. With over 40 pediatric specialties and more than 400 physicians, it is the first and largest full-service hospital exclusively for children in Louisiana and the Gulf South. Children’s Hospital’s 51-bed Behavioral Health Center offers comprehensive mental and behavioral health services as one of the largest pediatric programs in the country.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Dell is trained in Theology and is active as an Episcopal priest. She completed her medical education and residency in psychiatry at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and completed her fellowship in child & adolescent psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine. She also holds a Master of Theological Studies and Master of Theology degree, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min).

Passionate about her profession, the doctor is board-certified in psychiatry, child & adolescent psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and consultation-liaison 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.

In her professional experience, she is the Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee and the Founding Chair of the Religion and Spirituality Committee of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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.

The recipient of numerous teaching and mentoring awards, Dr. Dell speaks nationally and writes on the topics of ethics, culture, and religion and spirituality in psychiatry and pediatrics. Most recently, she co-edited the book Ethical Considerations at the Intersection of Psychiatry and Religion, published in 2018 by Oxford University Press.

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