Emotional Eating Center - Saint Cloud, MN
Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud * Central Minnesota Health Center  Central Minnesota Health Center  Central Minnesota Health Center  HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinic  HealthPartners Central Minnesota Clinic  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  CentraCare Behavioral Health  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  CentraCare Behavioral Health  St Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Clinic  Kurt Fox MD  Hutchinson Area Health Care  Hutchinson Area Health Care  Hutchinson Area Health Care  Hutchinson Area Health Care  Hutchinson Area Health Care  Brainerd Medical Center PA  Lakeland Psychiatry  Lakeland Psychiatry  Thomas F Micka MD  Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center  Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center  Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center  Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center  Carrie D Parente MD  Anxiety & Depression Clinic  Germanson MD Psychiatry Ltd  Woodland Centers  Northwest Family Physicians  Woodland Centers  Woodland Centers  Woodland Centers  Woodland Centers  Rice Institute for Counseling  Minneapolis Clinical Associates  Minneapolis Clinical Associates  Minneapolis Clinical Associates  John Curran MD  Katarzyna Litak MD  Behavioral Health Services  Dennis Philander MD  Alex Uspensky MD  William Hosfield MD  Scott County Mental Health Center  David A Augustine MD  Margaret Keenan MD  HealthPartners West Clinic  HealthPartners West Clinic  Barbara B Jackson MD  Park Nicollet Clinic Prairie Center Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Prairie Center Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Prairie Center Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Prairie Center Psychiatry  Northtown Behavioral Health Services  Cigna Behavioral Health Services  Northtown Behavioral Health Services  Northtown Behavioral Health Services  Northtown Behavioral Health Services  Lee H Beecher MD  Melrose Institute  Melrose Institute  Melrose Institute  Melrose Institute  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Park Nicollet Clinic Psychiatry  Douglas A Hedlund MD  Hansen Neuropsychiatric Clinic  Berit Midelfort MD  Premier Psychiatric Medicine  Adam Fox MD  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  Beverly R Lewis MD  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  Nystrom & Associates Ltd  North Metro Psychiatry  North Metro Psychiatry  Margaret Gorbatenko MD  Margaret Gorbatenko MD  Maureen Hackett MD  Margaret Gorbatenko MD  Judith Kashtan MD  Park Nicollet Clinic Mental Health  Margaret Gorbatenko MD  Park Nicollet Clinic Mental Health  Gerald F Ronning MD  Alan Serposs MD Saint Cloud, MinnesotaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-09
2012-06-30
2012-07-21
2012-08-04
2012-08-26
2012-08-28
2012-09-08
2012-09-22
2012-09-23
2012-10-13
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 Saint Cloud
Nearby Saint Cloud Hospitals *St Cloud Hospital St Cloud VA Medical Center Albany Area Hospital & Medical Center Monticello-Big Lake Hospital Fairview Northland Medical Center Paynesville Area Health Care System St Gabriel's Hospital Buffalo Hospital Melrose Area Hospital 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
