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Augusta 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 Augusta *

Kenneth Jones MD
Kenneth D Jones
1430 Harper St
STE C-3
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 774-0404

Benjamin C Barnard MD
Benjamin C Barnard
2301 Wrightsboro Rd
Executive Ctr
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 738-3314

Jill P Hauenstein MD
Jill P Hauenstein
2301 Wrightsboro Rd
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 733-7029

Augusta VA Medical Center
Stephen L Byrd
1 Freedom Way
Psychiatry STE 2E
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 733-0188

Augusta VA Medical Center
Donald Durrell Evans
1 Freedom Way
Psychiatry STE 2E
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 733-0188

Augusta VA Medical Center
Denise R Evans
1 Freedom Way
Psychiatry STE 2E
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 733-0188

Augusta VA Medical Center
Ramanujam Mohan
1 Freedom Way
Psychiatry STE 2E
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 733-0188

Kenneth Azar MD
Kenneth Azar
3421 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 432-4858

Hany Elia MD
Hany Elia
3421 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 432-4800

Sarita B Sharma MD
Sarita B Sharma
3405 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 792-7085

Blackmore Outpatient Services
Robert A Blackwood
211 Pit Carin Way
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 855-8866

Comprehensive Psychiatric Services LLC
Monique H Lentz
3633 Wheeler Rd
STE 110
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 855-7784

Blackmore Outpatient Services
Robert E Shervette
211 Pit Carin Way
Augusta, GA 30909
(706) 855-8866

James J Wallace III MD
James J Wallace
4143 Columbia Rd
STE D
Augusta, GA 30907
(706) 651-1299

John S Dirksen MD
John S Dirksen
104 SRP Dr
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 210-8400

Psychiatric Professionals
Linda Y Evans
465 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 651-1260

Psychiatric Professionals
Lori Gail Schwam
465 N Belair Rd
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 651-1260

New Frontiers In Healthcare
Maria J Rivell
629 Ronald Reagan Dr
STE A
Evans, GA 30809
(706) 868-5044

Gwendolyn L Moddrell MD
Gwendolyn L Moddrell
316 N Main St
Swainsboro, GA 30401
(478) 237-8101

Willingway Hospital Psychiatry
Robert W Mooney
311 Jones Mill Rd
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 764-6236

Statesboro Psychiatric Associates
Michael S Lichtman
116 Hill Pond Ln
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 489-1629

Statesboro Psychiatric Associates
David P Samuels
116 Hill Pond Ln
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 489-1629

MCG Medical Associates Lake Oconee Village
Nitin S Shendarkar
2011 Westend Dr
Greensboro, GA 30642
(706) 453-9803

Hart County Mental Health Center
Phyllis Ethan
228 N College Ave
Hartwell, GA 30643
(706) 376-4002

Hart County Mental Health Center
John Hubbard
228 N College Ave
Hartwell, GA 30643
(706) 376-4002

Antonio Luis MD
Antonio Luis
620 Broad St
Central State Hospital
Milledgeville, GA 31062
(478) 445-6056

Community Mental Health Clinic
A J Giannini
2121 Bellevue Rd
Bldg 3 STE A
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 272-1190

Community Mental Health Clinic
Louis J Jacobs
2121 Bellevue Rd
Bldg 3 STE A
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 272-1190

Community Mental Health Clinic
Manuel P Lucero
2121 Bellevue Rd
Bldg 3 STE A
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 272-1190

Community Mental Health Clinic
Thomas R Rumble
2121 Bellevue Rd
Bldg 3 STE A
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 272-1190

Augusta, Georgia

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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 Augusta

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Nearby Augusta Hospitals *

Walton Rehabilitation Health System
1355 Independence Dr
Augusta, GA 30901
(706)724-7746

University Health Care System
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901
(706)722-9011

Medical College of Georgia Medical Center
1120 15th St
Augusta, GA 30912
(706)721-0211

Trinity Hospitals of Augusta
2260 Wrightsboro Rd
Augusta, GA 30904
(706)481-7000

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
One Freedom Way
Augusta, GA 30904
(706)733-0188

East Central Regional Hospital Augusta Campus
3405 Mike Padgett Hwy
Augusta, GA 30906
(706)790-2011

Doctors Hospital
3651 Wheeler Rd
Augusta, GA 30909
(706)651-3232

East Central Regional Hospital Gracewood Campus
100 Myrtle Blvd
Gracewood, GA 30812
(706)790-2011

Aiken Regional Medical Center
302 University Pkwy
Aiken, SC 29801
(803)641-5000

Edgefield County Hospital
300 Ridge Medical Plaza
Edgefield, SC 29824
(803)637-3174

Burke Medical Center
351 Liberty St
Waynesboro, GA 30830
(706)554-4435

McDuffie Regional Medical Center
521 Hill St SW
Thomson, GA 30824
(706)595-1411

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