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Port Arthur 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 Port Arthur *

Sharad B Kulkarni MD
Sharad B Kulkarni
3400 Hwy 365
STE STE 303
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 724-7400

Victor Fermo Jr. MD
Victor Fermo
405 S Memorial Fwy
Nederland, TX 77627
(409) 727-7979

Jackson Achilles MD
Jackson Achilles
810 Hospital Dr
STE 320
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 838-1116

Ravikumar Kanneganti MD
Ravikumar Kanneganti
3250 Medical Center Dr
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 813-1765

Raul D Isern Jr. MD
Raul D Isern
3438 Fannin St
Bldg 3
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 835-2677

Sriya deSilva MD
Sriya De DeSilva
85 IH-10 N
Regent Park STE 201
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409) 899-1696

Kashi S Bagri MD
Kashi S Bagri
2194 Eastex Fwy
STE A
Beaumont, TX 77703
(409) 898-8820

James B Creed MD
James B Creed
3560 Delaware St
STE 1204
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 899-9265

Rajen B Desai MD
Rajen B Desai
3560 Delaware St
STE 905
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 833-9662

Drs Groves & Gripon
Edward Gripon
3560 Delaware St
STE 502
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 899-4472

Drs Groves & Gripon
G E Groves
3560 Delaware St
STE 502
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 899-4472

Sudheer Kaza MD
Sudheer Kaza
3560 Delaware St
STE 905
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 835-5005

Ramaswamy Lakshmanan MD
Ramaswamy Lakshmanan
3560 Delaware
STE 1103
Beaumont, TX 77706
(409) 899-2623

Irina Digilova MD
Irina Digilova
2610 N Alexander Dr
STE 200
Baytown, TX 77520
(281) 837-8202

University of Texas Medical Branch
Eric H Avery
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

University of Texas Medical Branch
Michael A Fuller
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

University of Texas Medical Branch
Waheedul Haque
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

University of Texas Medical Branch
Robert M Hirschfeld
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

Krell & Young MDs
Ted W Krell
1600 James Bowie Dr
STE 106
Baytown, TX 77520
(281) 427-0222

University of Texas Medical Branch
Ruth E Levine
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

University of Texas Medical Branch
Walter J Meyer
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

University of Texas Medical Branch
Michael M Stone
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-0770

John L Wamble MD
John L Wamble
1600 James Bowie Dr
STE D103
Baytown, TX 77520
(281) 428-1870

Krell & Young MDs
Paul Young
1600 James Bowie Dr
STE 106
Baytown, TX 77520
(281) 427-0222

Titus-Harris Clinic
William W Bondurant
2200 Market St
STE 412
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 765-6321

Titus-Harris Clinic
Linea McNeal
2200 Market St
STE 412
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 765-6321

Rukshan Azhar MD
Rukshan Azhar
2802 Garth Rd
STE 105
Baytown, TX 77521
(281) 428-7997

Mansour R Sanjar MD
Mansour R Sanjar
2802 Garth Rd
STE 215
Baytown, TX 77521
(281) 427-7777

Gulf Coast Center
James F Eades
7510 Farm Rd FM 1765
Texas City, TX 77591
(409) 935-6083

Mohammed Ayoub MD
Mohammed Ayoub
1322 Space Park Dr
STE C197
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 335-0300

Patricia P Corke, MD PA
Patricia P Corke
18333 Egret Bay Blvd
STE 305
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 333-5740

Samaritan Counseling Center
Araceli G Casso
17555 El Camino Real Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 480-7554

Larry M Nahmias MD
Blanca Diez
17555 El Camino Real
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 333-2278

Larry M Nahmias MD
Larry M Nahmias
17555 El Camino Real
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 333-2278

Adult Psychiatric Clinic
Houshmand Tirandaz
109 Marshall St
League City, TX 77573
(281) 286-0000

Sandra N McElroy MD
Sandra N McElroy
612 W Main St
STE C101
League City, TX 77573
(281) 332-4673

Syed Ahmed MD
Syed Ahmed
1301 Link Rd
League City, TX 77573
(281) 554-6232

Benji B Melton MD
Bengi B Melton
17300 El Camino Real
STE 107D
Houston, TX 77058
(866) 841-5329

Devereux Outpatient Services
Michael Berno
1150 Devereux Dr
League City, TX 77573
(281) 332-8608

Devereux Outpatient Services
Christina Ann Chen
1150 Devereux Dr
League City, TX 77573
(281) 332-8608

Darrell A Griffin MD
Darrell A Griffin
PO Box 58866
Webster, TX 77598
(281) 338-4000

Bay Area Psychiatry Group
Robert N Earle
1560 W Bay Area Blvd
STE 305
Friendswood, TX 77546
(281) 218-8181

Gustav R Schmiege Jr. MD
Gustav R Schmiege
3351 Plainview St
STE A6
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713) 947-3000

Enrique Mendia MD
Enrique Mendia
908 E Southmore Ave
STE 220
Pasadena, TX 77502
(713) 473-3523

Daniel L Koppersmith MD
Daniel L Koppersmith
825 Fairmont Pkwy
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713) 943-2267

Fernando G Torres MD PA
Fernando Torres
2001 Ladbrook Dr
Humble, TX 77339
(281) 361-6400

Associated Psychiatric Associates
Pradeep K Roy
2330 Timber Shadows
STE 106
Humble, TX 77339
(281) 358-4747

Kingwood Psychiatry
Athi Venkatesh
2313 Timber Shadows Dr
STE 103
Humble, TX 77339
(281) 358-5701

Elizabeth Hedden MD
Elizabeth Hedden
11550 Fuqua St
STE 560
Houston, TX 77034
(281) 922-7333

Harry Faust MD
Harry Faust
361 East Parkwood Ave
Friendswood, TX 77546
(281) 482-4312

Aslam Loya MD PA
Altaf Loya
11920 Astoria Blvd
STE 110
Houston, TX 77089
(281) 464-8484

Krishna Sunkureddi MD
Krishna Sunkureddi
1210 Stonehollow Dr
Humble, TX 77339
(281) 358-4633

Broadway Medical Clinic
J Felipe Nieto
3208 Broadway St
Houston, TX 77017
(713) 641-5656

Nicholas J Giannukos MD
Nicholas J Giannukos
7200 N Loop Frwy E
Houston, TX 77028
(713) 970-7509

MHMRA
Clifton E McGee
4414 Navigation Blvd
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 970-7000

Marsha Wheatley MD
Marsha Wheatley
4414 Navigation Blvd
Houston, TX 77011
(713) 970-8100

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Mena A Parikh
5901 Long Dr
Houston, TX 77087
(713) 970-4555

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Chantee D Vavasseur
5901 Long Dr
Houston, TX 77087
(713) 970-4555

Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Sheila J Whiteside
5901 Long Dr
Houston, TX 77087
(713) 970-4555

Thomas Street Health Center
Zishan Samiuddin
2015 Thomas St
Houston, TX 77009
(713) 873-4000

UT Harris County Psychiatric Center
Katherine A Cowan
2800 S MacGregor Way
STE 3B48
Houston, TX 77021
(713) 741-5000

UT Harris County Psychiatric Center
Nurun Shah
2800 S MacGregor Way
STE 3B48
Houston, TX 77021
(713) 741-5000

Port Arthur, Texas

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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 Port Arthur

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Nearby Port Arthur Hospitals *

CHRISTUS St Mary Hospital
3600 Gates Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409)985-7431

Dubuis Hospital Port Arthur
3600 Gates Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409)989-5300

Renaissance Hospital Groves
5500 39th St
Groves, TX 77619
(409)962-5733

Medical Center of Southeast Texas
2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409)724-7389

Promise Hospital of Southeast Texas
2600 Highway 365
Nederland, TX 77627
(409)726-8700

Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont
3080 College St
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409)212-5000

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

Dubuis Hospital Beaumont
2830 Calder Ave
Beaumont, TX 77702
(409)899-8154

CHRISTUS St Elizabeth Hospital
2830 Calder Ave
Beaumont, TX 77702
(409)892-7171

HEALTHSOUTH Beaumont Rehabilitation Hospital
3340 Plz 10 Blvd
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409)835-0835

Winnie Community Hospital
538 Broadway
Winnie, TX 77665
(409)296-6000

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