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Evansville 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 Evansville *

Behavioral Health Clinic
Lawrence M Katz
500 E Walnut St
Evansville, IN 47713
(812) 465-6262

Mulberry Center Inc
Romulus B Thomas
414 SE 4th St
Evansville, IN 47713
(812) 423-4700

Southwest Indiana County Mental Health Ctr
Gregory J Unfried
415 Mulberry St
Evansville, IN 47713
(812) 423-7791

Southwest Indiana County Mental Health Ctr
Willard Whitehead
415 Mulberry St
Evansville, IN 47713
(812) 423-7791

Southwest Indiana County Mental Health Ctr
John P Wuertz
415 Mulberry St
Evansville, IN 47713
(812) 423-7791

Evansville Psychiatric Associates
David M Holajter
2015 Maxwell Ave
Evansville, IN 47711
(812) 422-7974

Evansville Psychiatric Associates
Henry B Kaplan
2015 Maxwell Ave
Evansville, IN 47711
(812) 422-7974

Juan C Cabrera MD
Juan C Cabrera
801 St Marys
STE 200
Evansville, IN 47714
(812) 479-1511

Gene R Flick MD
Gene R Flick
801 St Marys Dr
STE 301E
Evansville, IN 47714
(812) 469-2040

Deaconess Cross Pointe
James M Boling
7200 E Indiana St
Evansville, IN 47715
(812) 476-7200

Deaconess Cross Pointe
Charles P Rhoton
7200 E Indiana St
Evansville, IN 47715
(812) 476-7200

Deaconess Cross Pointe
Andrew Sedillo
455 Cross Pointe Blvd
STE 330
Evansville, IN 47715
(812) 471-4611

Olga P Demina MD
Olga P Demina
1901 Willow St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 885-2720

Samaritan Center
Michael L Cantwell
515 Bayou St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 886-6800

Samaritan Center
Patrick R Helfenbein
515 Bayou St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 886-6800

Samaritan Center
James A Koontz
515 Bayou St
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 886-6800

Memorial Hospital & Health Care Ctr
Elizabeth A Taylor
800 W 9th St
Jasper, IN 47546
(812) 482-2345

Southern Hills Counseling Center
David C Gray
480 Eversman Dr
Jasper, IN 47546
(812) 482-3020

Samaritan Center
Cyrus Adams
2007 State St
Washington, IN 47501
(812) 254-1558

Bedford Regional Medical Center
John L Eckard
2900 W 16th St
Bedford, IN 47421
(812) 275-1200

Dr. Harshawat
Paras Harshawat
4733 S 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47802
(812) 234-4899

Dr. Harshawat
Ronald M Shafer
4733 S 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47802
(812) 234-4899

Evansville, Indiana

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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 Evansville

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Nearby Evansville Hospitals *

Deaconess Hospital
600 Mary St
Evansville, IN 47747
(812)450-5000

Select Specialty Hospital Evansville
600 Mary St
Evansville, IN 47747
(812)450-4100

Evansville State Hospital
3400 Lincoln Ave
Evansville, IN 47714
(812)469-6800

St Elizabeth Ann Seton Specialty Care Hospital
3700 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47750
(812)485-7450

St Mary's Medical Center
3700 Washington Ave
Evansville, IN 47750
(812)485-4000

HEALTHSOUTH Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital
4100 Covert Ave
Evansville, IN 47714
(812)476-9983

Deaconess Cross Pointe
7200 E Indiana St
Evansville, IN 47715
(812)476-7200

The Women's Hospital
4199 Gateway Blvd
Newburgh, IN 47630
(812)842-4200

Methodist Hospital
1305 N Elm St
Henderson, KY 42420
(270)827-7700

St Mary's Warrick
1116 Millis Ave
Boonville, IN 47601
(812)897-4800

Rivervalley Behavioral Health Hospital
1000 Industrial Dr
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270)689-6800

Gibson General Hospital
1808 Sherman Dr
Princeton, IN 47670
(812)385-3401

Owensboro Medical Health System
811 E Parrish Ave
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270)688-2000

Wabash General Hospital District
1418 College Dr
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618)262-8621

Methodist Hospital of Union County
4604 Hwy 60 W
Morganfield, KY 42437
(270)389-5000

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