Binge Eating Disorder Center - Penn Hills, PAPenn Hills 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 Penn Hills * John P Shields DO  John Delaney MD  Paul I Weiss MD  Martone & Martone MD  Sailaja P Allanki MD  Paul Blastos MD  Colleen Sari MD  Community Psychiatric Centers  Alice Buchdahl MD  Maurice S Cerul MD  Murray T Charlson MD  Howard K Foster MD  Ralph Gardener MD  Ralph Gardener MD  Marc E Garfinkel MD  Nancy S Hazlett MD  Stuart Hirsch MD  Lawrence T Lobl MD  Sylvia R Mendelsohn MD  John P Nelson MD  Gerald B Sandson MD  C Paul Scott MD  Kenneth Stanko MD  Family Services of Western Pennsylvania  Gail M Kubrin MD  Daniel S Shrager MD  Robert H Trivus MD  Center for Integrative Medicine  Chester M Berschling MD  Prabir K Mullick MD & Associates PC  Associates in Clinical Psychiatry  Prabir K Mullick MD & Associates PC  Associates in Clinical Psychiatry  Associates in Quality Psychiatric Medicine  Associates in Quality Psychiatric Medicine  Stress Management Center  Barry L Judd MD  Charles S Berlin MD  Drs Kann & Harris  Elliott J Goldstein MD  Eileen Gorry MD  Vista Behavioral Health Associates  Vista Behavioral Health Associates  Robert L Wittig MD  Rudolph E M Janosko MD  Duane G Spiker MD & Robert H Howland MD  Duane G Spiker MD & Robert H Howland MD  Harold B Pinkofsky MD  The Braddock Center for Behavioral Medicine  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Kurt Ackerman MD PhD  Penn Psycare Inc  Services for Research & Recovery  Penn Psycare Inc  Penn Psycare Inc  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  UPMC Senior Care Benedum Geriatric Ctr  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Children & Family Services  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic STAR Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Thomas Detre MD  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Roger F Haskett MD  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic  Martin Lubetsky MD  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center  Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic Penn Hills, PennsylvaniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Penn Hills
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