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Providence 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 Providence *

Warren Purvis MD
Warren Purvis
29 Elbow St
STE 1
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-8850

Lowell Rubin MD
Lowell Rubin
85 Power St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 861-2020

Michael G Goldstein MD
Michael G Goldstein
One Hoppin St
The Miriam Hosp Ctr Behavioral Medicine
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 793-8770

Ronald C Golinger MD
Ronald C Golinger
15 Benefit St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 273-4050

Iris Shuey MD
Iris Shuey
125 Lloyd Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-8118

Providence Center
Kevin E Baill
530 N Main St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 276-4100

Providence Center
Omer Cermik
530 N Main St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 276-4100

Paul E Sapir MD
Paul E Sapir
112 Prospect St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 351-3929

Providence Center
Michael A Silver
530 N Main St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 276-4100

Providence Center
Ruth Stemp
530 N Main St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 276-4100

Providence Center
James K Sullivan
530 N Main St
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 276-4100

Rhode Island Hospital
Naureen Attiullah
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-4318

Rhode Island Hospital
Daniela Boerescu
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-4318

Rhode Island Hospital
Michael Friedman
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-4318

Rhode Island Hospital
Richard Goldberg
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
Colin Harrington
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
Ali Kazim
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
Gabor Keitner
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
W Curt LaFrance
593 Eddy St
Potter 3 Neuropsychiatry
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-3534

Rhode Island Hospital
David Solomon
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
Rendueles Villalba
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-5228

Rhode Island Hospital
Mark Zimmerman
593 Eddy St
APC RI Hospital Psychiatry Dept STE 970
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 444-4318

Charles A Adams MD
Charles A Adams
2 Dudley St
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 553-8355

Steven J Bonauto MD & Barry Plummer PhD
Steven J Bonauto
2 Regency Plz
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 351-0236

Women & Infants Hospital
Carmen V Monzon
2 Dudley St
STE 560
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 453-7955

Women & Infants Hospital
Teri Pearlstein
2 Dudley St
STE 560
Providence, RI 02905
(401) 453-7955

Peter D Kramer MD
Peter D Kramer
196 Waterman St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-1250

Maxim J Daamen MD
Maxim J Daamen
355 Angell St
STE 11
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 831-5423

Robert A Florin MD
Robert A Florin
154 Waterman St
STE 3
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 351-3030

Alexander Scagnelli MD PC
Alexander Scagnelli
154 Waterman St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 821-4100

Paul H Shield MD
Paul H Shield
154 Waterman St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 272-1415

Susan L Dimase MD
Susan L Dimase
203 Governor St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-0846

Angell Street Psychiatry
Laura Fixman
394 Angell St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 274-8777

Angell Street Psychiatry
David Kroessler
394 Angell St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 274-8777

William O Samuels MD
William O Samuels
480 Hope St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 272-5550

Thomas J Scaramella MD
Thomas J Scaramella
480 Hope St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 274-3343

Marisa I Allegra MD
Marisa I Allegra
1 Randall Sq
Moshassuck Medical Ctr STE 407
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 421-6711

Mark R Brody MD
Mark R Brody
182 Gano St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 861-4643

The Providence Center
Jamil S Chaudhry
520 Hope St
The Providence Center
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 276-4155

Stanley W Gale MD
Stanley W Gale
6 Irving Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 831-7756

The Providence Center
James E Greer
520 Hope St
The Providence Center
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 276-4155

The Providence Center
Kazi Salahuddin
520 Hope St
The Providence Center
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 276-4155

Elia Shammas MD
Elia Shammas
1 Randall Sq
STE 302
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 831-6682

Irwin K Bennett MD
Irwin K Bennett
35 S Angell St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 861-6884

Francis X Haines MD
Francis X Haines
35 S Angell St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 831-0400

Ronald Stewart MD
Ronald M Stewart
277 Waterman St
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 331-7777

Miriam Hospital Psychiatry Department
Robert J Boland
164 Summit Ave
Fain Bldg STE B
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 793-4300

Miriam Hospital Psychiatry Department
Jeffrey M Burock
164 Summit Ave
Fain Bldg STE B
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 793-4300

Miriam Hospital Psychiatry Department
Lisa A Lambert
164 Summit Ave
Fain Bldg STE B
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 793-4300

Psychiatric Consultants
Paul Alexander
345 Blackstone Blvd
Weld Bldg
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-0060

Butler Hospital
Kathleen Askland
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Psychiatric Consultants
William Braden
345 Blackstone Blvd
Weld Bldg
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-0060

Butler Hospital
Linda Carpenter
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Butler Hospital
Jane Eisen
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Butler Hospital
Gary Epstein-Lubow
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Psychiatric Consultants
Frank J Faltus
345 Blackstone Blvd
Weld Bldg
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-0060

Michael Fiori MD
Michael Fiori
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6308

Martin Furham MD
Martin Furman
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6369

Butler Hospital
Alan Gordon
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Butler Hospital
Benjamin Greenberg
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Butler Hospital
Fred Guggenheim
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Tracey M Guthrie MD
Tracey M Guthrie
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6230

Robert Kohn MD
Robert Kohn
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6277

Saul A Martin MD
Saul A Martin
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 272-4057

Alvaro J Olivares MD
Alvaro J Olivares
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

Charles E Staunton MD
Dawn Picotte
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Child Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6226

Psychiatric Consultants
C B Qualls
345 Blackstone Blvd
Weld Bldg
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 421-0060

Butler Hospital
Steven A Rasmussen
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6200

MedOptions of Rhode Island PC
Andrew Rosenzweig
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 277-9933

Charles E Staunton MD
Joel Solomon
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Child Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6226

MedOptions of Rhode Island PC
Ghulam M Surti
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 277-9933

Charles E Staunton MD
Michael Wilberger
345 Blackstone Blvd
Butler Hospital Child Psychiatry
Providence, RI 02906
(401) 455-6226

Gateway Health Care
Stephen L Chabot
101-103 Bacon St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-3560

Gateway Health Care
Conrad Granito
101-103 Bacon St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-3560

Gateway Health Care
Peter E Politser
101-103 Bacon St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-3560

Gateway Health Care
Kerstin K Uy
101-103 Bacon St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-3560

Gateway Health Care
Robert J Zielinski
101-103 Bacon St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 722-3560

Psychiatric Health Services & St Joseph Health Services of RI
Ronald C Gobeil
200 High Service Ave
Marian Hall FL 1
Providence, RI 02904
(401) 456-3649

Bradley Hospital
Margaret Klitzke
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Psychiatry Dept
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-3400

Bradley Hospital
Dale Radka
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Psychiatry Dept
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-3400

Bradley Hospital
Henry Sachs
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Psychiatry Dept
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-3400

Bradley Hospital
Elizabeth Wheeler
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Psychiatry Dept
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 434-3400

Leah Oseas Cullen MD
Leah Oseas Cullen
85 Beechwood Ave
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 475-0914

East Bay Counseling Center
Richard N Gavalya
77 Beechwood Ave
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401) 728-3400

Craig Kaufmann MD
Craig Kaufmann
960 Reservoir Ave
Cranston, RI 02910
(401) 944-8667

Integrated Psychiatry
Maria T Gonzalez
663 Atwood Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 277-9992

East Bay Center Inc
Achina Stein
610 Wampanoag Trl
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 431-9870

East Bay Center Inc
Marshall B Wold
610 Wampanoag Trl
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 431-9870

Associates For Adolescent & Family Therapy
Beverly Ann Myers
1087 Warwick Ave
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 461-6676

Associates For Adolescent & Family Therapy
David W Pearson
1087 Warwick Ave
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 461-6676

Robert F Bessette DO
Robert F Bessette
105 Sockanosset Cross Rd
STE 314
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 270-7565

Gateway Health Care Mental Health Svcs
Warren A Ong
1443 Hartford Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 273-8100

Gateway Health Care Mental Health Svcs
Christine E Rayner
1443 Hartford Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 273-8100

Gateway Health Care Inc
Pedro F Tactacan
1516 Atwood Ave
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 553-1000

Halo Clinic Inc
Wajahat Faheem
800 Oaklawn Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 942-3300

Halo Clinic Inc
Rafael A Torres
800 Oaklawn Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 942-3300

Pamela S. Shervanick, D.O., LLLC
Pamela S Shervanick
60 Bay Spring Avenue
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 289-2757

Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Maurice Bermon
1464 Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-3810

Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Shahid Elahi
1464 Diamond Hill Rd
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 333-3810

Stuart Gitlow MD
Stuart Gitlow
132 Old River Rd
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 766-3323

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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.

  • Read a...

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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.

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Emergency Contact for Providence

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Nearby Providence Hospitals *

Hasbro Children's Hospital
593 Eddy St
Providence, RI 02903
(401)444-4000

Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St
Providence, RI 02903
(401)444-4000

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
101 Dudley St
Providence, RI 02905
(401)274-1100

Southern New England Rehabilitation Center
21 Peace St
Providence, RI 02907
(401)456-3000

St Joseph Health Services
21 Peace St
Providence, RI 02907
(401)456-3000

Providence VA Medical Center
830 Chalkstone Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401)273-7100

Roger Williams Medical Center
825 Chalkstone Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401)456-2000

Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401)455-6200

The Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401)793-2500

Bradley Hospital
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Riverside, RI 02915
(401)432-1000

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
200 High Service Ave
North Providence, RI 02904
(401)456-3000

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
111 Brewster St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401)729-2000

Eleanor Slater Hospital Pastore Center
111 Howard Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401)462-3085

Arbour-Fuller Hospital
200 May St
South Attleboro, MA 02703
(508)761-8500

Kent Hospital
455 Tollgate Rd
Warwick, RI 02886
(401)737-7000

Sturdy Memorial Hospital
211 Park St
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508)222-5200

Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island
116 Eddie Dowling Hwy
North Smithfield, RI 02896
(401)766-0800

Landmark Medical Center
115 Cass Ave
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401)769-4100

Saint Anne's Hospital
795 Middle St
Fall River, MA 02721
(508)674-5600

Charlton Memorial Hospital
363 Highland Ave
Fall River, MA 02720
(508)679-3131

Taunton State Hospital
60 Hodges Ave
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)977-3000

Morton Hospital & Medical Center
88 Washington St
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)828-7000

Eleanor Slater Hospital Zambarano Unit
2090 Wallum Lake Rd
Pascoag, RI 02859
(401)567-5400

Milford Regional Medical Center
14 Prospect St
Milford, MA 01757
(508)473-1190

Newport Hospital
11 Friendship St
Newport, RI 02840
(401)846-6400

Boston VA Healthcare System Brockton
940 Belmont St
Brockton, MA 02301
(508)583-4500

New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital
4499 Acushnet Ave
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508)995-6900

Kindred Specialty Hospital Stoughton
909 Sumner St
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781)297-8411

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center
235 N Pearl St
Brockton, MA 02301
(508)427-3000

Day Kimball Hospital
320 Pomfret St
Putnam, CT 06260
(860)928-6541

Hubbard Regional Hospital
340 Thompson Rd
Webster, MA 01570
(508)943-2600

New England Sinai Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
150 York St
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781)344-0600

South County Hospital
100 Kenyon Ave
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401)782-8000

Caritas Norwood Hospital
800 Washington St
Norwood, MA 02062
(781)769-4000

St Luke's Hospital
101 Page St
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508)997-1515

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
680 Centre St
Brockton, MA 02302
(508)941-7000

Westwood Lodge Hospital
45 Clapboardtree St
Westwood, MA 02090
(781)762-7764

Massachusetts Hospital School
3 Randolph St
Canton, MA 02021
(781)828-2440

Kindred Specialty Hospital Braintree
2001 Washington St
Braintree, MA 02184
(781)848-2600

Kindred Specialty Hospital Natick
67 Union St
Natick, MA 01760
(508)650-7630

MetroWest Medical Center Framingham Union Hospital
115 Lincoln St
Framingham, MA 01702
(508)383-1000

MetroWest Medical Center Leonard Morse Hospital
67 Union St
Natick, MA 01760
(508)650-7000

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Westborough
150 Flanders Rd
Westborough, MA 01581
(508)870-2222

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham
148 Chestnut St
Needham, MA 02492
(781)453-3000

Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital
250 Pond St
Braintree, MA 02184
(781)848-5353

VA Boston Healthcare System West Roxbury Campus
1400 VFW Pkwy
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617)323-7700

South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd
Weymouth, MA 02190
(781)340-8000

Milton Hospital
92 Highland St
Milton, MA 02186
(617)696-4600

Westborough State Hospital
288 Lyman St
Westborough, MA 01581
(508)616-2100

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