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Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson *

Eve K Hohly MD
Eve K Hohly
1 N Main St
STE 716A
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 662-6041

Horizons Mental Health Center
Luis S Alonzo
1600 N Lorraine St
STE 202
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7595

Horizons Mental Health Center
Bruce E Klosterhoff
1600 N Lorraine St
STE 202
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7595

Ralph Bharati MD
Ralph Bharati
7075 W 37th St N
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 773-6287

Prairie View East Office
Larry Pankow
7570 W 21st St N
STE 1026D
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 729-6555

Prairie View East Office
Ranjit B Ram
7570 W 21st St N
STE 1026D
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 729-6555

Rex V Lear MD
Susan Brewer
1919 N Amidon Ave
Marina Point Office Park STE 130
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7675

Rex V Lear MD
Rex V Lear
1919 N Amidon Ave
Marina Point Office Park STE 130
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7675

Achutha N Reddy MD
Achutha N Reddy
1883 W 21st St N
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 832-0277

Comcare of Sedgewick
Lin Xu
1969 W 21st St N
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7750

Crisis Intervention Services
Andrew I Lauronilla
934 N Water St
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7525

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Donald R Brada
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Michael J Burke
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Susan Carr
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Ahsan Khan
1010 N Kansas St
Psychiatry Dept
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Connie Marsh
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Mercedes Perales
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

Jerald W Leisy MD
Jerald W Leisy
3310 E Douglas Ave
STE 101
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 681-2937

Abdul Wadud MD
Abdul Wadud
1543 S Hillside St
Wichita, KS 67211
(316) 682-6814

Prairie View Mental Health
Vernon Kliewer
1901 E 1st St
Prairie View
Newton, KS 67114
(316) 284-6400

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Kevin B Holloway
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Paul W Murphy
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Garry L Porter
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Sheila Williamson
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Mental Health Center
Patrick Stang
5815 Broadway
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 792-2544

Cowley County Mental Health
Richard Wallace
22214 D St
Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-9664

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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 Hutchinson

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Hutchinson Hospitals *

Promise Regional Medical Center
1701 E 23rd St
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(620)665-2000

Mercy Hospital
218 E Pack St
Moundridge, KS 67107
(620)345-6391

Hospital District 1 of Rice County
619 S Clark St
Lyons, KS 67554
(620)257-5173

Memorial Hospital Inc
1000 Hospital Dr
Mcpherson, KS 67460
(620)241-2250

Newton Medical Center
600 Medical Center Dr
Newton, KS 67114
(316)283-2700

Prairie View Inc
1901 E First St
Newton, KS 67114
(316)284-6400

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