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Billings 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 Billings *

Eeva Echeverri MD
Eeva Echeverri
208 N 29th St
STE 216
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 245-3526

DBC Behavioral Health Clinic
Larry Amstutz
1020 N 27th St
STE STE 410
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 255-8550

DBC Behavioral Health Clinic
John Blodgett
1020 N 27th St
STE STE 410
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 255-8550

DBC Behavioral Health Clinic
John G Denegre
1020 N 27th St
STE STE 410
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 255-8550

DBC Behavioral Health Clinic
James Peak
1020 N 27th St
STE STE 410
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 255-8550

DBC Behavioral Health Clinic
David B Yelvington
1020 N 27th St
STE STE 410
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 255-8550

St Vincent Behavioral Healthcare
Belinda F Hartley
1101 N 27th St
STE 201
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 237-3585

St Vincent Behavioral Healthcare
Deborah Malters
1101 N 27th St
STE 201
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 237-3585

St Vincent Healthcare Outpatient
David Gumm
2900 12th Ave N
STE 10 W
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 238-6400

Deborah Sheppard MD
Deborah Sheppard
2900 12th Ave N
STE 401E
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 238-6345

Mental Health Center
Thomas W Van Dyk
1245 N 29th St
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 252-5658

Mental Health Center
James B Whitworth
1245 N 29th St
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 252-5658

Mental Health Center
Bruce Whitworth
1245 N 29th St
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 252-5658

High Plains Psychiatric Associates
Ann L Rathe
1601 Lewis Ave
STE 104
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 294-9373

High Plains Psychiatric Associates
Elizabeth A Walter
1601 Lewis Ave
STE 104
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 294-9373

Burford Psychiatric Services
Duncan Burford
2520 17th St W
Billings, MT 59107
(406) 252-6082

Bruce Chessen PhD
Bruce Chessen
2520 17th St W
STE 104
Billings, MT 59102
(406) 248-1126

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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 Billings

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Nearby Billings Hospitals *

Deaconess Billings Clinic
2800 10th Ave N
Billings, MT 59101
(406)657-4000

St Vincent Healthcare
1233 N 30th St
Billings, MT 59101
(406)237-7000

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