Emotional Eating Center - Olathe, KS
Olathe Psychiatrist Doctors for Emotional EatingType 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 Common Name: Psychiatrist Doctors in Olathe * Johnson County Mental Health Center  Johnson County Mental Health Center  Johnson County Mental Health Center  Johnson County Mental Health Center  Linda J Kohler MD  Comprehensive Womens Care Inc Women's Family Care  Jo Jeanne Callaway MD  Drs Heisler Jones & Davis  Drs Heisler Jones & Davis  Psychiatric Professional Association  Psychiatric Professional Association  Drs Heisler Jones & Davis  Psychiatric Professional Association  Psychiatric Professional Association  Carol Smith MD  Midwest Psychiatry  Midwest Psychiatry  Weng Professional Corporation  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Kanakam Dileepan MD  Psychiatric & Counseling Associates  College Blvd Psychiatric Clinic  College Blvd Psychiatric Clinic  Johnson County Psychiatric Service  Johnson County Psychiatric Service  Johnson County Psychiatric Service  Psychiatric Associates  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Diane Buckingham MD  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Vellore R Kirubakaran MD  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Kansas City Psychiatric Group  Vellore R Kirubakaran MD  W Steven Baker MD  Fernando M Egea MD  Byron Milgram MD  Michael J Pronko MD  Donna Childs & Ann Clark MD  Donna Childs & Ann Clark MD  Midwest Psychiatric PA  Psychiatric & Family Services  Psychiatric & Family Services  Psychiatric & Family Services  Psychiatric & Family Services  Fernando Rosso MD  Johnson County Mental Health  Johnson County Mental Health  Umar Wadood  Johnson County Mental Health  Sergio M Zaderenko  Wurster L'Ecuyer Collison Brewington & Martin MDs  Wurster L'Ecuyer Collison Brewington & Martin MDs  Wurster L'Ecuyer Collison Brewington & Martin MDs  Wurster L'Ecuyer Collison Brewington & Martin MDs  Wurster L'Ecuyer Collison Brewington & Martin MDs  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Eric Kulick MD  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Psychiatry Associates of Kansas City  Walter F Ricci MD  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  Vince & Associates Clinical Research  KU Medical Center Neurology  Rainbow Mental Health Facility  John H Henderson Jr. MD  Osawatomie State Hospital  Osawatomie State Hospital  Osawatomie State Hospital  Osawatomie State Hospital  Osawatomie State Hospital  Man M Anand MD  The Guidance Center  Mary S Frank MD  Elias Chediak MD  Estanisiao Rimando MD  Estanisiao Rimando MD  David Console MD  Sanford Edward Pomerantz MD Chartered  Valeo Recovery Center  David Montano MD Olathe, KansasUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Emotional EatingRead the Emotional Eating article » How Can I Identify Eating Triggers?Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into five main categories.
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.
Recommended Reading Related to Emotional EatingHow does depression in the elderly differ from depression in younger adults?Depression in later life frequently coexists with other medical illnesses and disabilities. In addition, advancing age is often accompanied by loss of social support systems due to the death of a spouse or siblings, retirement, or relocation of residence. Because of changes in an elderly person's circumstances and the fact that elderly people are expected to slow down, doctors and family may miss the signs of depression. As a result, effective treatment gets delayed. Many seniors find themselves trying to cope with symptoms that could have been easily treated. Depression tends to last longer in elderly adults. It doubles their risk of cardiac diseases and increases their risk of death from illness. At the same time, depression reduces an elderly person's ability to rehabilitate. Studies of nursing home patients with physical illnesses have shown that the pres... Other Related Emotional Eating ArticlesEmergency Contact for Olathe
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Stress
- Stress occurs when forces from the outside world impinge on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life. However, over-stress, can be harmful. There is now speculation, as well as some evidence, that points to the abnormal stress responses as being involved in causing various diseases or conditions.
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Depression
- Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts and affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The principal types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease).
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Obesity
- Obesity is the state of being well above one's normal weight. A person has traditionally been considered to be obese if they are more than 20 percent over their ideal weight. That ideal weight must take into account the person's height, age, sex, and build.
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Depression in Children
- Childhood depression can interfere with social activities, interests, schoolwork and family life. Symptoms and signs include anger, social withdrawal, vocal outbursts, fatigue, physical complaints, and thoughts of suicide. Treatment may involve psychotherapy and medication.
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Depression in the Elderly
- Depression in the elderly is very common. That doesn't mean, though, it's normal. Treatment may involve antidepressants, psychotherapy, or electroconvulsive therapy.
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