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Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho *

Lisa Feierman MD
Lisa Feierman
3949 Corrales Rd
STE 150
Corrales, NM 87048
(505) 450-7626

Christine A Seeger MD
Christine A Seeger
422 Camino De La Tierra
STE A
Corrales, NM 87048
(505) 899-3517

A Guillermo Pezzarossi MD
Guillermo Pezzarossi
1100 Alameda Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505) 792-4465

PMG Northside Behavioral Medicine Clinic
Leslie Kurtz
5901 Harper Dr NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 823-8840

Mesa Mental Health
Steven Sehr
6211 San Mateo Blvd NE
STE 170
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 816-6700

John Wilson MD
John Wilson
6100 Seagull Ln NE
STE B109
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 878-9000

Mary L DeLuca MD
Mary L DeLuca
4233 Montgomery Blvd NE
STE 230W
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 830-1100

James S Goodman MD
James S Goodman
4233 Montgomery NE
STE 230W
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 830-2900

Acosta Muraida & Thaler MD
Jolynn Muraida
5808 McLeod Rd NE
STE L
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 884-3636

David A Peters MD
David A Peters
4233 Montgomery Blvd NE
STE 210W
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 830-3300

Acosta Muraida & Thaler MD
Gail Thaler
5808 McLeod Rd NE
STE L
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 884-3636

Albuquerque Neuroscience
G M Dempsey
101 Hospital Loop NE
STE 209
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 848-3773

Wilhelmina Tengco MD
Wilhelmina Tengco
6747 Academy Rd NE
STE A
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 880-1120

Kenneth Bull MD
Kenneth Bull
3500 Comanche Rd Ne 6
Bldg E STE E6
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 881-8666

Susan K Danto MD
Susan K Danto
7801 Academy Rd NE
Bldg 1 STE 202
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 262-9391

Arlin R Cooper MD
Arlin R Cooper
5600 Wyoming Blvd NE
STE STE 240
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 235-1064

Christian Counseling Center of New Mexico
George M Baca
8205 Spain Rd NE
STE 106
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 856-0300

David N Ewing MD
David N Ewing
2741 Indian School Rd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 255-6002

Edwin B Hall MD
Edwin B Hall
1709 Girard Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 268-4588

Christian Counseling Center of New Mexico
Michael Sievert
8205 Spain Rd NE
STE 106
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 856-0300

Christian Counseling Center of New Mexico
Gary L Webb
8205 Spain Rd NE
STE 106
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 856-0300

R L Romanik MD PC
Ronald L Romanik
7510 Montgomery Blvd NE
STE 202
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 323-6969

UNM Health Sciences Child Division
Richard J Barendsen
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 272-5002

UNM Medical Center Psychiatry
Lee Roger Hammond
2600 Marble Ave NE
Psychiatry
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 272-2826

Steven I Sacks MD
Steven I Sacks
1001 Gold SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 842-0776

Lovelace Sandia Behavioral Health
John Harris
601 Dr Martin L King Jr. Ave NE
FL 3rd
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 727-8855

Lovelace Sandia Behavioral Health
Kathleen S Johnson
601 Dr Martin L King Jr. Ave NE
FL 3rd
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 727-8855

Lovelace Sandia Behavioral Health
Richard Smith
601 Dr Martin L King Jr. Ave NE
FL 3rd
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 727-8855

William K Summers MD
William K Summers
6000 Uptown Blvd
STE 308
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 878-0192

Janice E Evans MD
Janice E Evans
7101 Prospect Pl NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 878-0177

Debbie C Gee MD
Debbie C Gee
7113 Prospect Pl NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 837-9782

A Lane Leckman MD
A Lane Leckman
7113 Prospect Pl NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 883-5877

Howard S Berger MD
Howard S Berger
8300 Constitution Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505) 291-2561

Behavioral Medicine
Parvaneh Bakhtiar
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Kenneth F Crumley
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Robert T Kellogg
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Fazal M Khan
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Ann Massion
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Michelle P Pent
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

Behavioral Medicine
Sofya M Rubinchikq
1325 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 291-5300

The Phoenix Group
Neil S Arnet
9426 Indian School Rd NE
STE 2
Albuquerque, NM 87112
(505) 342-0400

Valencia Counseling Services
Javier Vera
735 Don Pasqual Rd
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(505) 865-3359

Philip S Milstein MD
Philip S Milstein
162 Rancho Alegre Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87509
(505) 995-9596

Santa Fe Community Guidance Center
Jeffrey Dunn
2960 Rodeo Park Dr W
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 986-9633

Santa Fe Community Guidance Center
Oksana J Lyubarsky
2960 Rodeo Park Dr W
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 986-9633

James B Smith MD
James B Smith
1925 Aspen Dr
STE 700B
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 438-4300

Edward J Neidhardt MD
Edward J Neidhardt
1807 2nd St
STE 40
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 988-5667

Beth R Reich MD
Beth R Reich
546 Harkle Rd
STE B
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 984-8755

John R Evaldson MD
John R Evaldson
1012 Marquez Pl
STE 401
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 983-1887

Steven Lustbader MD
Steven S Lustbader
1040 Don Diego Ave
STE 14
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 984-0602

Jefferson K Davis MD
Jefferson K Davis
300 Galisteo St
STE STE 201
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 983-6891

Will L MacHendrie MD & Carol T MacHendrie LISW
Will L Machendrie
125 E Palace St 44
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 984-1687

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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 Rio Rancho

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Nearby Rio Rancho Hospitals *

Lovelace Westside Hospital
10501 Golf Course Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87114
(505)727-2000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Center
7000 Jefferson St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505)344-9478

Lovelace Women's Hospital
4701 Montgomery Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505)727-7800

Desert Hills Hospital
5310 Sequoia Rd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
(505)836-7330

Carrie Tingley Hospital
1127 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)272-5200

Kindred Hospital Albuquerque
700 High St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)242-4444

University of New Mexico Children's Psychiatric Center
1001 Yale Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)272-2890

Heart Hospital of New Mexico
504 Elm St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)724-2000

Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital
505 Elm St NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)727-4700

University of New Mexico Psychiatric Center
2600 Marble Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505)272-2800

University Hospital
2211 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)272-2111

Albuquerque Indian Health Center
801 Vassar Dr NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)248-4000

Lovelace Medical Center Downtown
601 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505)727-8000

Presbyterian Hospital
1100 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505)841-1234

Kaseman Presbyterian Hospital
8300 Constitution Ave
Albuquerque, NM 87110
(505)291-2000

Lovelace Medical Center Gibson
5400 Gibson Blvd SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505)262-7000

New Mexico VA Healthcare System
1501 San Pedro Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
(505)265-1711

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