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Biloxi 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 Biloxi *

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
Robert Culpepper
11150 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1700

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
Richard Kutner
11150 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1700

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
Barbara D Murray
11150 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1700

Renaissance Counseling Center
James Rusch
11070 David St
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 832-9191

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
Tongii Shavers
11150 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1700

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
Ginger M Wishik
11150 Hwy 49
Gulfport, MS 39503
(228) 831-1700

Advanced Psychotherapy
Philip A Schaeffer
1403 43rd Ave
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228) 897-7730

Memorial Hospital Center For Behavioral Health
James E Ruff
4500 13th St
MH-Behavioral Health
Gulfport, MS 39502
(228) 867-5202

Womens Center
Alexandria Polles
3875 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 288-8101

Pine Grove Next Step
Randall Sherman
2253 Broad Dr
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
(601) 288-2853

Walid M Rahhal MD
Walid M Rahhal
103 S 19th Ave
Pine Belt Manor
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 544-4641

South Mississippi Psychiatric Group
C Duane Burgess
1 Lincoln Pkwy
Hattisbur, MS 39401
(601) 288-8050

South Mississippi Psychiatric Group
Peter Kamp
1 Lincoln Pkwy
Hattisbur, MS 39401
(601) 288-8050

South Mississippi Psychiatric Group
James A Marlowe
1 Lincoln Pkwy
Hattisbur, MS 39401
(601) 288-8050

James S Sabin MD
James S Sabin
120 S 25th Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 545-8900

William G Clark MD
William G Clark
1603 Old Amy Rd
Clark Psychiatric Services
Laurel, MS 39440
(601) 428-7100

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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 Biloxi

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Biloxi Hospitals *

Gulf Coast Medical Center
180-A Debuys Rd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)388-6711

Gulf Oaks Hospital
180-C DeBuys Rd
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)388-0600

VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System
400 Veterans Ave
Biloxi, MS 39531
(228)523-5000

Biloxi Regional Medical Center
150 Reynoir St
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228)432-1571

Select Specialty Hospital Biloxi
648 Beach Blvd
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228)374-7474

Garden Park Community Hospital
15200 Community Rd
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228)575-7000

Memorial Behavioral Health Gulfport
1150 Hwy 49 N
Gulfport, MS 39501
(228)831-1700

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
4500 13th St
Gulfport, MS 39502
(228)867-4000

Ocean Springs Hospital
3109 Bienville Blvd
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
(228)818-1111

Hancock Medical Center
149 Drinkwater Blvd
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39521
(228)467-8600

Singing River Hospital
2809 Denny Ave
Pascagoula, MS 39581
(228)809-5000

Stone County Hospital
1434 E Central Ave
Wiggins, MS 39577
(601)928-6600

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