Emotional Eating Center - Palm Coast, FL
Palm Coast 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 Palm Coast * Louis J Raimondo MD  Neurology Associates of Ormond Beach  Chona M DeGracia-Wylie MD  Robert Olds MD  Jeffrey M Fliesser MD & Judith Fox-Fliesser MD  Jeffrey M Fliesser MD & Judith Fox-Fliesser MD  Harish Kher MD  Stephen S Oh MD  Halifax Medical Center Psychiatry  Halifax Medical Center Psychiatry  Winters Family Psychiatry  Nelita R Ano MD  Stanley A Cohen DO  Birkmire Behavioral Healthcare  West Volusia Psychiatry Association  Family Psychiatric Services  Family Psychiatric Services  Dr Joseph & Associates  Marsh Landing Behavioral Group  Psychotherapy Associates  Psychotherapy Associates  Mayo Clinic Psychiatry  Mayo Clinic Psychiatry  Mayo Clinic Psychiatry  Mayo Clinic Psychiatry  Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrics Services  Satyen P Madkaiker MD & Prita Madkaiker MD  Beaches Psychiatry  Amit Vijapura MD  Renaissance Behavioral Healthcare  David L Sall MD  Carlos Torrellas MD  R Taylor King MD PA  Sivanta R Paul MD  Jose M Gomez MD  Felix Toro MD  Felix Toro MD  Jenaro F Fernandez MD  Psychiatric Associates  Psychiatric Associates  Emanuel Martinez MD & Associates  Raul Soto-Acosta MD  Richard C Hall MD  Henry Lepely MD  Baptist Behavioral Health Outpatient Services  Psychiatric Interventions PA  Jeffrey Krotenberg DO  Jackson Mental Health  Atul M Shah MD  Balinder S Chahal MD PA  Florida Psychiatric Consultants  Balinder S Chahal MD PA  AP Psychiatry Counseling Svcs  Corazon E Lesada MD  Onofre S DelCampo MD  Eduardo A Sanchez MD PA  Center for Medicine and Wellness  Nemours Children's Clinic  South Seminole Behavioral Healthcare Group  Thomas R Wikstrom MD  Robert E Groble MD  William M Hunt III MD  Joseph N DeLuca MD PhD PA  Martin Kane MD  Seminole Community Mental Health Center  Seminole Community Mental Health Center  Mahendra B Shah MD  Ali A Kashfi MD  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Orlando Behavioral Healthcare  Mental Health Center of Jacksonville  Coordinated Research of Florida  Psychiatric Affiliates PA  Associated Group for Psychiatry Psychology & Wellness  Psychiatric Services of Winter Park  Herndon Harding MD  Amelia B Alday MD  Lake Center of Hope PA  Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare  Psychiatric Professional Services  John M Tatum MD  Central Florida Psychiatric Associates  J Roderick Hundley MD  Carol L Mikulka MD  Veda R Vyas MD  University Behavioral Health  University Behavioral Health  Irving S Kolin MD  Louise I Buhrmann MD PA  Jairo R Nunez MD  VA Healthcare Center Orlando  Chowallur Chacko MD  Rafael Perez-Espejo MD PA  Florida Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health  Greater Orlando Psychiatric Services  Florida Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health Palm Coast, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
2012-05-28
2012-06-02
2012-06-09
2012-06-09
2012-06-10
2012-08-11
2012-09-02
2012-11-03
2012-11-11
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 Palm Coast
Nearby Palm Coast Hospitals *Florida Hospital Flagler Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial Flagler Hospital Florida Hospital Oceanside Halifax Behavioral Services Halifax Medical Center Putnam Community Medical Center Halifax Hospital Port Orange Featured Articles*Provider Directory Terms of Use: The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval. |
Suggested Reading on Emotional Eating by Our Doctors
-
Related Diseases & Conditions
5 articles-
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.
-
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).
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Stress
-
Medications
0 articles -
Procedures & Tests
0 articles -
Pictures, Images & Quizzes
2 articles -
Doctor's & Expert's Views
1 articles -
Health News
6 articles -
Health Features
1 articles
