Binge Eating Disorder Center - Fort Collins, COFort Collins 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 Fort Collins * Tammas Kelly MD  Harris Jensen MD  William A Jones MD PC  Carol N Newlin MD  Foothills Associates in Psychiatry  Wholeness Center, PC  Wholeness Center, PC  Clifford Zeller MD  Mountain Crest Regional Behavioral Healthcare Center  Mountain Crest Regional Behavioral Healthcare Center  Mountain Crest Regional Behavioral Healthcare Center  Mountain Crest Regional Behavioral Healthcare Center  Mountain Crest Regional Behavioral Healthcare Center  Robert Lawrence MD  R Kent Hinesley MD & Associates  Kenneth H Ash MD  Pathways Family Wellness Associates  Pathways Family Wellness Associates  William L Fink MD & Joseph Horn MD  William L Fink MD & Joseph Horn MD  Severance B Kelley MD  Greeley Psychiatric Clinic  Drs Anker, Catanzano & Hersch  William Wenokor MD  Antonio J Wood MD  Boulder County Mental Health Center  Boulder County Mental Health Center  Geoffrey B Heron MD  Joseph H Kurtz MD  James E Marquardt MD  Arlene Hegg MD  Stephen A Moe MD  Wayne Phillips MD PhD  Gary B Rosen MD  Earle H Shugerman MD  Richard Suddath MD  Gerald Chitters MD  Rebecca A Barkhorn MD  Leon L Evans MD PC  Catherine J Schieve MD PC  Family Therapy Center of Boulder  Gregg H Olsen MD PC  Deborah J Stetler MD  Charles S Adler MD  Mark G Leifeste MD  Susan J Oliver MD PhD  Jan T Raynak MD  Marilyn Adler MD  Drs Anker, Catanzano & Hersch  Roger L Cambor MD  Drs Anker, Catanzano & Hersch  James B Raybin MD  Colorado Medical Psychiatry Boulder Office  Colorado Medical Psychiatry Boulder Office  Psychiatric Associates  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Drs Eicher Fisher Guerra & Miller  Wallace L LaBaw MD  David R Torres MD  Glenn T Kimata MD  Community Reach Center  Community Reach Center  Frederick Hebert MD  Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Kaiser Permanente Exec Mental Health Facility  Alan J Levine MD  Robert G Ruegg  Radiant Research  Radiant Research  Childrens Hospital Pediatric Psychiatry  Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Edward C Smith MD  Oliver Wolcott MD  Philip R Yarnell MD  H M Medical Consultants  Robert E Kleinman MD  Jane A Kennedy  David S Wahl MD  Mental Health Center of Denver  Mental Health Center of Denver  Mental Health Center of Denver  Tony L Robucci MD  Daniel K Foss MD  Carole S Kornreich MD  National Jewish Health  National Jewish Health  Mental Health Corporation of Denver  National Jewish Health  National Jewish Health  Kathleen Matthews MD  Bert S Furmansky MD  Ben P Green MD  Marie T Handel MD  UCHSC Psychiatry  Mary T McEnany MD Fort Collins, ColoradoUpcoming Local Events2012-06-03
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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 Fort Collins
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