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Anchorage Psychiatrist Doctors for Emotional Eating

Type 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

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Psychiatrist Doctors in Anchorage *

Lina Bautista MD
Lina J Bautista
2530 DeBarr Rd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 264-3503

Daniel J Mardones MD
Daniel J Mardones
2530 DeBarr Rd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 258-7575

Pollock Moore & Assoc
MeriJeanne Moore
2550 Denali St
STE 1507
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 272-1892

Pollock Moore & Assoc
Ronald K Pollack
2550 Denali St
STE 1507
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 272-1892

Robert D Wald MD
Robert D Wald
2605 Denali St
STE 203
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 677-9253

Providence Langdon Clinic
Carolyn M Rader
3801 Lake Otis Pkwy
STE 200
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 550-2300

Ronald A Feigin MD
Ronald A Feigin
4141 B St
STE 410
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 561-1847

Royal P Kiehl MD
Royal P Kiehl
4141 B St
STE 410
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 561-1847

PCNS
Osamu H Matsutani
3260 Providence Dr
Ste 537 STE 537
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 212-2673

Deborah B Geeseman MD
Deborah B Geeseman
700 W 41st Ave
STE STE 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
(907) 276-7004

Behavioral Health Services
Alex C Orten
4320 Diplomacy Dr
STE 1500
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 729-2500

Good Samaritan Counseling Center
Booker T Evans
4105 Tudor Centre Dr
STE B4
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 565-4000

Good Samaritan Counseling Center
Beverly I Hendelman
4105 Tudor Centre Dr
STE B4
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 565-4000

Alternatives Community Mental Health Center
Howard F Detwiler
1251 Muldoon Rd
STE 116
Anchorage, AK 99504
(907) 274-8281

K David Holladay MD
K David Holladay
634 S Bailey St
STE 207
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 745-7080

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is a consolidated city-borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Anchorage has been named All-America City four times, in 1956, 1965, 1984/85, and 2002, by the National Civic League. It has also been named by Kiplinger as the most tax friendly city in the United States.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorage)

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Emotional Eating

How Can I Identify Eating Triggers?

Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into five main categories.

  • Social. Eating when around other people. For example, excessive eating can result from being encouraged by others to eat; eating to fit in; arguing; or feelings of inadequacy around other people.


  • Emotional. Eating in response to boredom, stress, fatigue, tension, depression, anger, anxiety or loneliness as a way to "fill the void."


  • Situational. Eating because the opportunity is there. For example, at a restaurant, seeing an advertisement for a particular food, passing by a bakery. Eating may also be associated with certain activities such as watching TV, going to the movies or a sporting event, etc.


  • Thoughts. Eating as a result of negative self-worth or making excuses for eating. For example, scolding oneself for looks or a lack of will power.
  • Physiological. Eating in response to physical cues. For example, increased hunger due to skipping meals or eating to cure headaches or other pain.

To identify what triggers excessive eating in you, keep a food diary that records what and when you eat as well as what stressors, thoughts, or emotions you identify as you eat. You should begin to identify patterns to your excessive eating fairly quickly.

How Do I Break Myself of the Habit?

Identifying eating triggers is the first step; however, this alone is not sufficient to alter eating behavior. Usually, by the time you have identified a pattern, eating in response to emotions or certain situations has become a habit. Now you have to break that habit.

Developing alternatives to eating is the second step. When you start to reach for food in response to a trigger, try one of the following activities instead.

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Emergency Contact for Anchorage

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police (808) 529-3111
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Nearby Anchorage Hospitals *

North Star Behavioral Health System
2530 DeBarr Rd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)258-7575

Alaska Regional Hospital
2801 Debarr Rd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)276-1131

Alaska VA Healthcare System
2925 DeBarr Rd
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)257-4700

Alaska Psychiatric Institute
2800 Providence Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)269-7100

Children's Hospital at Providence
3200 Providence Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)261-3130

Providence Alaska Medical Center
3200 Providence Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)562-2211

Alaska Native Medical Center
4315 Diplomacy Dr
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)563-2662

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
2500 S Woodworth Loop
Palmer, AK 99645
(907)861-6000

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