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Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles *

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Peter M Mahony
100 S Ryan St
STE STE 220
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 478-9331

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Nguyen N Nguyen
100 S Ryan St
STE STE 220
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 478-9331

James M Anderson MD
James M Anderson
217 Dr Michael Debakey Dr
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 433-7918

Advanced Psychiatric Services
Paul P Matthews
840 W Bayou Pines Dr
STE B
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 310-0153

Lake Charles Clinical Trials
Charles Murphy
2770 3rd Ave
STE 340
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 499-3266

Lake Charles Clinical Trials
Ehtesham U Syed
2770 3rd Ave
STE 340
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 499-3266

Lake Charles Clinical Trials
Kashinath Yadalam
2770 3rd Ave
STE 340
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 499-3266

Gulf Coast Psychiatry
Garrett B Ryder
1204 W Prien Lake Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 562-8100

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Aneeta Afzal
2829 4th Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 477-7091

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Dewey Dale Archer
2829 4th Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 477-7091

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Charles A Murphy
2829 4th Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 477-7091

Institute for Neuropsychiatry
Ethesham U Syed
2829 4th Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337) 477-7091

LSU WO Moss Medical Center
Said Cantu
1000 Walters St
FL 2 West
Lake Charles, LA 70607
(337) 475-8240

P Keith Nabours MD
P Keith Nabours
3700 5th Ave
Lake Charles, LA 70607
(337) 474-1010

Crowley Mental Health Clinic
Ching-Shih Hu
1822 W 2nd St
Crowley, LA 70527
(337) 788-7511

Crowley Mental Health Clinic
Robert McManus
1822 W 2nd St
Crowley, LA 70527
(337) 788-7511

Crowley Mental Health Clinic
Lisa Menuet
1822 W 2nd St
Crowley, LA 70527
(337) 788-7511

Savoy Medical Center
Edwin S Urbi
1610 7th St
Mamou, LA 70554
(337) 468-0111

Michael J Prejean MD
Michael J Prejean
1508 Cajun Dr
STE C
Mamou, LA 70554
(337) 468-4318

David W Craft MD
David W Craft
318 N Hospital Dr
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-6131

Philip A Landry MD
Philip A Landry
537 S Main St
Opelousas, LA 70571
(337) 942-5815

Lafayette Psychotherapy Group
James H Blackburn
913 S College Rd
ADD Clinic STE 204
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 232-2833

Daniel M Escalona MD
Daniel M Escalona
102 Coulee Shore Dr
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 269-5595

Lafayette Psychotherapy Group
Phillip C Lafleur
913 S College Rd
ADD Clinic STE 204
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 232-2833

Psychiatric Clinic
David S Dawes
1105 S College Rd
STE A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 232-9113

Psychiatric Clinic
Catherine A McDonald
1105 S College Rd
STE A
Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 232-9113

Charles E Bramlet MD
Charles E Bramlet
119 Rue Fountaine
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 991-9163

Center for Psychiatric Care
Kristoffer G McCoy
800 Kaliste Saloom Rd
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 233-2400

Center for Psychiatric Care
Samir A Salama
800 Kaliste Saloom Rd
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 233-2400

Dr. Susan Uhrich
Susan Uhrich
234 Rue Beauregard
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 593-0830

Bob Winston MD & Associates
Bob Winston
234 Rue Beauregard
STE STE 100
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 593-0830

Bob Winston MD & Associates
Emily Wyatt
234 Rue Beauregard
STE STE 100
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 593-0830

Alexandria Solutions
Tawfik Benghozi
5920 Coliseum Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
(318) 443-9339

Alexandria Solutions
Nabil M Gad
5920 Coliseum Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
(318) 443-9339

Tawfik Benghozi MD
Michael T Parker
5920 Coliseum Blvd
Alexandria, LA 71303
(318) 443-9339

Lalitha Alla MD
Lalitha Alla
3832 Independence Dr
Alexandria, LA 71303
(318) 484-6406

Vijaya Boppana MD
Vijaya L Boppana
242 W Shamrock St
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 484-6260

Vijaya Boppana MD
Rama S Boppana
242 W Shamrock St
Pineville, LA 71360
(318) 484-6260

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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 Lake Charles

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Lake Charles Hospitals *

CHRISTUS St Patrick Hospital
524 S Ryan St
Lake Charles, LA 70602
(337)436-2511

Dubuis Hospital Lake Charles
524 S Ryan St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337)491-7752

Extended Care of Southwest Louisiana
2837 Ernest St
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337)436-6111

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
1701 Oak Park Blvd
Lake Charles, LA 70601
(337)494-3000

Walter Olin Moss Regional Medical Center
1000 Walters St
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337)475-8100

Women & Children's Hospital
4200 Nelson Rd
Lake Charles, LA 70605
(337)474-6370

Cornerstone Hospital of Southwest Louisiana
703 Cypress St
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337)527-1102

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital
701 E Cypress St
Sulphur, LA 70663
(337)527-7034

Dequincy Memorial Hospital
110 W 4th St
Dequincy, LA 70633
(337)786-1200

Allen Parish Hospital
108 6th Ave
Kinder, LA 70648
(337)738-2527

Jennings American Legion Hospital
1634 Elton Rd
Jennings, LA 70546
(337)616-7000

Acadia Rehabilitation Hospital
1 Hospital Dr
Jennings, LA 70546
(337)821-5353

Harbor Hospital of Southeast Texas
608 Strickland Dr
Orange, TX 77630
(409)882-7200

Memorial Hermann Baptist Orange Hospital
608 Strickland Dr
Orange, TX 77630
(409)883-9361

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