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Salina 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 Salina *

Pawnee Mental Health Services
Lassi Krishan
210 W 21st St
Concordia, KS 66901
(785) 243-8900

Horizons Mental Health Center
Luis S Alonzo
1600 N Lorraine St
STE 202
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7595

Horizons Mental Health Center
Bruce E Klosterhoff
1600 N Lorraine St
STE 202
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-7595

Eve K Hohly MD
Eve K Hohly
1 N Main St
STE 716A
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 662-6041

Prairie View Mental Health
Vernon Kliewer
1901 E 1st St
Prairie View
Newton, KS 67114
(316) 284-6400

Prairie View East Office
Larry Pankow
1901 E First St
Newton, KS 67114
(316) 284-6400

Prairie View East Office
Ranjit B Ram
1901 E First St
Newton, KS 67114
(316) 284-6400

Gary Catterson MD
Mark L Catterson
1213 Hylton Heights Rd
Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 539-3268

Grace G Thomas MD
Grace G Thomas
2001 Claflin Rd
Manhattan, KS 66502
(785) 587-4310

Ralph Bharati MD
Ralph Bharati
7075 W 37th St N
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 773-6287

Achutha N Reddy MD
Achutha N Reddy
1883 W 21st St N
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 832-0277

Comcare of Sedgewick
Lin Xu
1969 W 21st St N
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7750

Rex V Lear MD
Susan Brewer
1919 N Amidon Ave
Marina Point Office Park STE 130
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7675

Rex V Lear MD
Rex V Lear
1919 N Amidon Ave
Marina Point Office Park STE 130
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7675

Crisis Intervention Services
Andrew I Lauronilla
934 N Water St
Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 660-7525

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Donald R Brada
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Michael J Burke
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Susan Carr
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Ahsan Khan
1010 N Kansas St
Psychiatry Dept
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Connie Marsh
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

UN of Kansas School of Medicine
Mercedes Perales
1001 N Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 293-2647

Jerald W Leisy MD
Jerald W Leisy
3310 E Douglas Ave
STE 101
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 681-2937

Abdul Wadud MD
Abdul Wadud
1543 S Hillside St
Wichita, KS 67211
(316) 682-6814

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Kevin B Holloway
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Paul W Murphy
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Garry L Porter
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Wichita Psychiatric Consultants
Sheila Williamson
9415 E Harry
Bldg 800
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 686-6303

Mental Health Center
Patrick Stang
5815 Broadway
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 792-2544

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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 Salina

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Nearby Salina Hospitals *

Salina Regional Health Center Santa Fe Campus
400 S Santa Fe Ave
Salina, KS 67401
(785)452-7000

Salina Surgical Hospital
401 S Santa Fe Ave
Salina, KS 67401
(785)827-0610

Lindsborg Community Hospital
605 W Lincoln St
Lindsborg, KS 67456
(785)227-3308

Ottawa County Health Center
215 E 8th St
Minneapolis, KS 67467
(785)392-2122

Memorial Hospital
511 NE 10th St
Abilene, KS 67410
(785)263-2100

Ellsworth County Medical Center
1604 Alaylward St
Ellsworth, KS 67439
(785)472-3111

Lincoln County Hospital
624 N 2nd St
Lincoln, KS 67455
(785)524-4403

Memorial Hospital Inc
1000 Hospital Dr
Mcpherson, KS 67460
(620)241-2250

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