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Provo 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 Provo *

Wasatch Mental Health
Robert L Jeppson
750 N 200 W
Provo, UT 84601
(801) 373-4760

Sam J Coates MD
Sam J Coates
1034 N 500 W
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 357-7223

HHC Behavioral Health Network
Eliza E Wochnik
1034 N 500 W
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 357-7380

Betty H McElroy MD
Betty H McElroy
1800 S State St
Orem, UT 84097
(801) 225-9788

Provo Canyon School
Delbert Pearson
4501 N University Ave
Provo, UT 84604
(801) 227-2100

Attention Center
Michael W Harris
1215 S 1680 W
Orem, UT 84058
(801) 377-3933

Phillip Washburn MD
Phillip Washburn
39 Professional Way
STE 2
Payson, UT 84651
(801) 465-2035

Behavioral Intermountain Health
Eric Caten
1225 E Fort Union Blvd
STE 215
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 233-4200

Behavioral Intermountain Health
Noel Gardner
1225 E Fort Union Blvd
STE 215
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 233-4200

Behavioral Intermountain Health
Janet W Grissom
1225 E Fort Union Blvd
STE 215
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 233-4200

Behavioral Intermountain Health
Bryan Maulden
1225 E Fort Union Blvd
STE 215
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 233-4200

Behavioral Intermountain Health
Steven V Teynor
1225 E Fort Union Blvd
STE 215
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 233-4200

John Helfer MD
John Helfer
6762 S 1300 E
STE 2
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
(801) 256-3386

Valley Mental Health South Valley
Amie J Aslami
7434 S State St
Midvale, UT 84047
(801) 566-4423

Radiant Research
James M Ferguson
448 E 6400 S
STE 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 261-8930

Paul L Whitehead MD
Paul L Whitehead
4505 S Wasatch Blvd
STE 380
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 278-7508

E. Alan Jeppsen, MD
E Alan Jeppsen
5005 S 900 E
STE STE 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84117
(801) 266-7565

David L McCann MD PC
David L McCann
4190 S Highland Dr
STE 102
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801) 272-9205

Darrell G Anderson MD
Darrell G Anderson
860 E 4500 S
STE 302
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
(801) 685-9600

Primary Childrens Counseling Center
Karen K Christian
5770 S 1500 W
OFC G
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 265-3000

Primary Childrens Counseling Center
Richard C Ferre
5770 S 1500 W
OFC G
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 265-3000

Wasatch Canyons Center for Counseling
Trent Holmberg
5770 S 1500 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 265-3109

Primary Childrens Counseling Center
Deborah L Mennenga
5770 S 1500 W
OFC G
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 265-3000

Primary Childrens Counseling Center
Mark Schwei
5770 S 1500 W
OFC G
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
(801) 265-3000

Comprehensive Psychological Services
Monika Singhal
1208 E 3300 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 483-1600

Avalon Valley Rehab
Steven Warren
2472 S 300 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 466-2211

Michaela S Mohr MD
Michaela S Mohr
1514 E Emerson Ave
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
(801) 466-1822

Child Center
Kristina Hindert
5242 S 4820 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84118
(801) 966-4251

Leonard J Schmidt MD
Philip L Baese
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 587-3117

Robert D Birch MD
Robert D Birch
501 Chipeta Way
STE STE 1214
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 587-3218

Lowry A Bushnell MD
Lowry A Bushnell
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 587-3220

Gregory W Ellis MD
Gregory W Ellis
501 Chipeta Way
STE 1638
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 587-3237

Veterans Affairs Center
Andrew W Fisher
500 Foothill Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
(801) 582-1565

Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
Paula Gibbs
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 583-2500

Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
Carl Rasmussen
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 583-2500

Leonard J Schmidt MD
Leonard J Schmidt
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 587-3117

Mitzi L Wasserstein MD
Mitzi L Wasserstein
500 S Foot Hill Dr
VAMC
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
(801) 584-1217

Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
Howard R Weeks
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 583-2500

Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
Susan M Wiet
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 583-2500

Glen E Johnson MD
Glen E Johnson
3940 W 4100 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84120
(801) 966-3700

North Valley Mental Health
Nusrat Ahmed
1020 S Main St
STE STE 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 539-7000

North Valley Mental Health
Meredith Alden
1020 S Main St
STE STE 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 539-7000

North Valley Mental Health
Anna K Trede
1020 S Main St
STE STE 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
(801) 539-7000

William Kuentzel MD
William Kuentzel
515 S 700 E
STE 3C
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 521-9403

Department of Psychiatry
Bernard I Grosser
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

Department of Psychiatry
J M McIntosh
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

Department of Psychiatry
Clara T Michael
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

Mood Disorders Clinic
Frederick W Reimherr
30 N 1900 E
STE 5R218
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 585-6663

Department of Psychiatry
Michael Smith
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

Department of Psychiatry
David Tomb
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

Department of Psychiatry
Arthur C Traub
30 N 1900 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-7951

University of UT Health Science Center
Poonam Soni
50 N Medical Dr
Psychiatry Dept
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 581-8806

R Duncan Wallace MD
R Duncan Wallace
1027 E S Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84158
(801) 355-8323

Psychological Assoc
Michael L James
77 S 700 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 532-5675

Michael A Kligman MD
Michael A Kligman
699 E South Temple
STE 200
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 532-1806

Susan Mirow MD
Susan Mirow
73 G St
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 532-1212

Joe C Culbertson MD
Joe C Culbertson
370 E South Temple
STE 550
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801) 355-9770

Daniel C Rapp MD
Daniel C Rapp
8th Ave & C St
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
(801) 408-4782

Daniel C Rapp MD
Theodore J Wander
8th Ave & C St
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
(801) 408-4782

LDS Hospital Behavioral Health
George Nikopoulos
324 10th Ave
STE 154
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801) 408-8500

Nancy Pantziris MD
Nancy Pantziris
535 E 500 S
STE 6
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801) 292-2986

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
Brent R Amil
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
Joseph D Dye
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
William C Hilger
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
Rhonda Lehr
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
J Michael Marcum
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

McKay-Dee Hospital Behavioral Health Institute
Dennis H Smith
5030 Harrison Blvd
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 387-5600

Robert Stauffer MD & Associates
Robert Stauffer
4699 S Harrison Blvd
STE 301
Ogden, UT 84403
(801) 475-0712

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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 Provo

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Provo Hospitals *

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
1034 N 500 West
Provo, UT 84604
(801)357-7850

Utah State Hospital
1300 E Center St
Provo, UT 84606
(801)344-4400

Orem Community Hospital
331 N 400 West
Orem, UT 84057
(801)224-4080

Timpanogos Regional Hospital
750 W 800 North
Orem, UT 84057
(801)714-6000

American Fork Hospital
170 N 1100 East
American Fork, UT 84003
(801)855-3300

Mountain View Hospital
1000 E 100 North
Payson, UT 84651
(801)465-7000

Heber Valley Medical Center
1485 S Hwy 40
Heber City, UT 84032
(435)654-2500

Alta View Hospital
9660 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)501-2600

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah
8074 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)561-3400

Highland Ridge Hospital
7309 South 180 W
Midvale, UT 84047
(801)569-2153

Jordan Valley Medical Center
3580 W 9000 South
West Jordan, UT 84088
(801)561-8888

Intermountain Medical Center
5121 S Cottenwood St
Salt Lake City, UT 84157
(801)507-7000

St Mark's Hospital
1200 E 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801)268-7111

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