Binge Eating Disorder Center - Pflugerville, TXPflugerville 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 Pflugerville * Blue Bonnet Trails Clinic  Blue Bonnet Trails Clinic  Central Texas Mental Health  Community Clinical Research  Charles T Sweet MD  Christine Warmann MD  Central Texas Psychiatry PA  Frank S Floca MD  Creekside Mental Health  Creekside Mental Health  Senior Adults Specialty Healthcare  Creekside Mental Health  Senior Adults Specialty Healthcare  Arvindern S Walia MD  John N Spencer Jr. MD  Austin Psychiatric Alliance  Asif Siddiqui MD PA  Austin Psychiatric Alliance  Community Pediatrics  Paul Compton MD  James Maynard MD  Linda J Taylor DO  Joseph S Wakefield MD  Kelley A Farmer MD  Austin Psychotherapy Associates  Deborah L Shelton MD  Robert F Dobyns MD  Ingrid E Schmidt MD  J Bernard Cordoba MD  Adult Psychiatric Care Center PA  Austin Child Guidance Center  Donald J Garcia Jr. MD  Austin State Hospital Psychiatry  Austin State Hospital Psychiatry  Glenn D Hirsch MD  William Harrison Munyon MD  Jay Fogelman MD  Counseling Associates Austin  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  David W Cardwell MD  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Neuropsychiatric Associates of Austin  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Nazrul Islam MD  Neuropsychiatric Associates of Austin  Shiva K Lam MD  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Neuropsychiatric Associates of Austin  Austin Neuro-Psychiatric Clinic  Neuropsychiatric Associates of Austin  Kenneth Dorman MD  Brian S Earthman MD  Michele A Hauser MD  Denae W Rickenbacker MD  J Rex Wier III MD  Scott R Elkin MD  Deborah Peel MD  Virginia M Eubanks MD  East 2nd Street Psychiatric Counseling Services  East 2nd Street Psychiatric Counseling Services  Judy Forgason MD  James M Shultz MD  Austin Neuropsychiatric  Child & Family Services  Child & Family Services  Child & Family Services  Child & Family Services  Jay A Davis MD  Vasques & Associates  Alison R Jones MD  Tushar M Desai MD  Randall W McIntyre MD  George H Pazdral MD  Bernard Aoueille III MD PA  John H Bannister MD  Gilbert Custer Jr MD  Keith Eldon Kesler MD  Gary Lusk MD  William J Privitera MD  Aida R Coffey MD  Houston P Putman III MD  Cynthia L Benton MD  Peter C Soo MD  Flume Psychiatry  Flume Psychiatry  John B Rust MD  Cedar Crest Clinic  Leanne Carol Heller MD  Barlow Smith MD  Richards Medical Clinic  Vijay Jampala MD  V Ratnam Polavarapu MD  Austin Neuropsychiatric Associates  Scott & White Temple Mental Health Center  Scott & White Temple Mental Health Center  Scott & White Temple Mental Health Center  Scott & White Temple Mental Health Center  Scott & White Temple Mental Health Center Pflugerville, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-06
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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 Pflugerville
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