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Dubuque 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 Dubuque *

Hillcrest Mental Health Center
Thomas C Piekenbrock
200 Mercy Dr
STE 200
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 582-0145

Medical Associates East Campus
Thomas R Boxleiter
1000 Langworthy St
Medical Associates East Campus
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 584-3430

Medical Associates East Campus
Yasyn Lee
1000 Langworthy St
Medical Associates East Campus
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 584-3430

Medical Associates East Campus
Peter J Szeibel
1000 Langworthy St
Medical Associates East Campus
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 584-3430

Roger D Shafer MD
Roger D Shafer
300 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563) 557-2777

Prabhakar Pisipati MD
Prabhakar Pisipati
1118 11th St
De Witt, IA 52742
(563) 659-4200

Vera French Community Mental Health
Ronee Aaron
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Joseph M Bertroche
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Bernard Joseph Biermann
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
John C Ciaccio
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Thomas A Garside
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Ghada Hamdan-Allen
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Alice J Harpring
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
William M Nissen
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Gary C Olson
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
John F Stecker
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Vera French Community Mental Health
Jeffrey G Weyeneth
1441 W Central Park Ave
Davenport, IA 52804
(563) 383-1900

Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
Thomas W Hansen
1730 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-3993

Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
R Paul Penningroth
1730 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-3993

Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
Dwight J Schroeder
1730 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-3993

Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
Claudia J Thomas
1730 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-3993

Cedar Centre Psychiatric Group
Allyson L Wheaton
1730 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-3993

Rickard K Larsen MD
Rickard K Larsen
1519 Center Point Rd NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 365-9939

Unity Hospital
Ruth Evans
1518 Mulberry Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 264-9100

Unity Hospital
Siey Hoppe
1518 Mulberry Ave
Muscatine, IA 52761
(563) 264-9100

Cedar Rapids Psychiatry PLC
Alan C Whitters
3705 River Ridge Dr NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
(319) 393-0004

Abbe Center for Mental Health
Collyer M Ekholm
520 11th St NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319) 398-3562

Abbe Center for Mental Health
Douglas H Jones
520 11th St NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319) 398-3562

Abbe Center for Mental Health
Larry Richards
520 11th St NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319) 398-3562

Abbe Center for Mental Health
Ali Safdar
520 11th St NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319) 398-3562

Abbe Center for Mental Health
Jeffrey Wilharm
520 11th St NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
(319) 398-3562

J C N Brown MD
J C N Brown
432 E Bloomington St
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 338-7941

Robert Wesner MD
Robert B Wesner
540 E Jefferson St
Mercy Medical Plaza STE S404
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 351-8281

Community Mental Health Center
Dana E Weibel
507 E College St
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 338-3813

Family Care Center
Debra Suda
3 Lions Dr
North Liberty, IA 52317
(319) 626-5680

UI Student Health Service
Joy Hudson
4189 Westlawn S
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-8370

University of Iowa Behavioral Health
Linda Madson
200 Hawkins Dr
STE 1911 JPP
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 353-6314

UI Student Health Service
Paul W Natvig
4189 Westlawn S
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-8370

University of Iowa Behavioral Health
Jodi Tate
200 Hawkins Dr
STE 1911 JPP
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 353-6314

Mental Health Institution
Muhammad Chowdhry
2277 Iowa Ave
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-2583

Mental Health Institution
Bhasker J Dave
2277 Iowa Ave
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-2583

Mental Health Institution
Vithalji Modha
2277 Iowa Ave
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-2583

Mental Health Institution
Rasiklal Patel
2277 Iowa Ave
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-2583

Mental Health Institution
Sushil K Upadhyay
2277 Iowa Ave
Independence, IA 50644
(319) 334-2583

Dubuque, Iowa

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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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  • One in 10 people will have a depressive disorder in their lifetime, and in one of 10 cases, the depression is a fatal disease as a result of suicide.
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Emergency Contact for Dubuque

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Dubuque Hospitals *

Mercy Medical Center Dubuque
250 Mercy Dr
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563)589-8000

Finley Hospital
350 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque, IA 52001
(563)582-1881

Midwest Medical Center
1 Medical Center Dr
Galena, IL 61036
(815)777-1340

Southwest Health Center
1400 Eastside Rd
Platteville, WI 53818
(608)348-2331

Mercy Medical Center Dyersville
1111 3rd St SW
Dyersville, IA 52040
(563)875-7101

Grant Regional Health Center
507 S Monroe St
Lancaster, WI 53813
(608)723-2143

Jackson County Regional Health Center
700 W Grove St
Maquoketa, IA 52060
(563)652-2474

Guttenberg Municipal Hospital
200 Main St
Guttenberg, IA 52052
(563)252-1121

Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County
800 Clay St
Darlington, WI 53530
(608)776-4466

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