Binge Eating Disorder Center - Brookline, MABrookline Psychiatrist Doctors for Binge Eating DisorderType of Physician: Psychiatrist What is a Psychiatrist? A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living. Specialty: Psychiatry Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Brookline * Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  David L Hoffman MD  Stella J Bae MD  David S Brown MD  Peter Chubinsky MD  Eugene Fierman MD  Marcia E Fisch MD  Gary N Goldsmith MD  Willard Kahn MD  Rafael Ornstein MD  Ann L Potter MD  Janet T Sobieraj MD  Andrew Bott MD  Patricia Cossio MD  Don Lipsitt MD  Steven I Shapiro MD  Adam J Silk MD  Eliot M Gelwan MD  Frederick Meisel MD  Lee Rosenbaum MD & John M Dundas MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Bernard M Edelstein MD  George G Fishman MD  Christopher Gates MD  Darlene W Millman MD  E Cathy Loula MD & Charles R Morgan MD  Donna M Mathias MD  E Cathy Loula MD & Charles R Morgan MD  Alan D Rothstein MD PC  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Arthur J Barsky MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Joslin Diabetes Center Inc Psychiatry  Michael S Caplan MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  Ramona Dvorak MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  David J Fishbein MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Mark R Gloss MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Joslin Diabetes Center Inc Psychiatry  Howard M Katz MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  George Klavens MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatrics  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Daniel S Mollod MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Psychosocial Oncology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Cathy Ragovin MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Mark W Rodehaver MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Stephanie Smith MD  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Brigham & Women's Hospital Psychiatry  Andrew S Winneg MD  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Psychosocial Oncology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Children's Hospital Boston Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine  Paul David MD  Children's Hospital Boston Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Brookline Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Children's Hospital Boston Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Psychosocial Oncology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Psychosocial Oncology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Children's Hospital Boston Genetics & Metabolism  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Children's Hospital Boston Adolescent Substance Abuse  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Psychiatry  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Psychosocial Oncology  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Behavioral Neurology & Psychiatry Brookline, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Binge Eating DisorderRead the Binge Eating Disorder article » How do I know if I have binge eating disorder?Most of us overeat from time to time, and some of us often feel we have eaten more than we should have. Eating a lot of food does not necessarily mean that you have binge eating disorder. Experts generally agree that most people with serious binge eating problems often eat an unusually large amount of food and feel their eating is out of control. People with binge eating disorder also may:
Binge eating also occurs in another eating disorder called bulimia nervosa. Persons with bulimia nervosa, however, usually purge, fast, or do strenuous exercise after they binge eat. Purging means vomiting or using a lot of diuretics (water pills) or laxatives to keep from gaining weight. Fasting is not eating for at least 24 hours. Strenuous exercise, in this case, means exercising for more than an hour just to keep from gaining weight after binge eating. Purging, fasting, and overexercising are dangerous ways to try to control your weight.
How common is binge eating disorder, and who is at risk?Binge eating disorder is probably the most common eating disorder. Most people with this problem are either overweight or obese,* but normal-weight people also can have the disorder. About 2 percent of all adults in the United States (as many as 4 million Americans) have binge eating disorder. About 10 to 15 percent of people who are mildly obese and who try to lose weight on their own or through commercial weight-loss programs have binge eating disorder. The disorder is even more common in people who are... Recommended Reading Related to Binge Eating DisorderObsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) » What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and what are its symptoms?Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by the sufferer experiencing repeated obsessions and/or compulsions that interfere with the person's ability to function socially, occupationally, or educationally, either as a result of the amount of time that is consumed by the symptoms or the marked fear or other distress suffered by the person. Conventional knowledge is that there are four types of OCD: obsessions that are aggressive, sexual, religious or harm-related with checking compulsions; obsessions about symmetry that are accompanied by arranging or repeating compulsions; obsessions of contamination are associated with cleaning compulsions; and symptoms of hoarding. An obsession is defined as a thought, impulse, or image that either recurs or persists and causes severe anxiety. These thoughts are irresistible to the OCD sufferer despite t... Other Related Binge Eating Disorder ArticlesEmergency Contact for Brookline
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