Emotional Eating Center - Sandy Springs, GA
Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs * Steven L Jaffe MD  Atlanta Counseling Center  Atlanta Counseling Center  Atlanta Institute of Medicine and Research  Evan M Torch MD  Hugo J Zee MD  Edward Leader MD PC  Stephen Howard MD  Edward Leader MD PC  Edward Leader MD PC  Edward Leader MD PC  Robert J Alpern MD  H William Martin Jr. MD  James Howard MD  Atlanta Psychiatric Clinic  Northside Behavioral Health  Susan Perlstein MD  Frank S Pittman III MD PC  Peachtree Neurology Associates PC  Atlanta Psych Consultants  Atlanta Psych Consultants  Atlanta Psychiatric Associates  Atlanta Psychiatric Associates  Atlanta Psychiatric Associates  Atlanta Psychiatric Associates  Atlanta Psychiatric Associates  Drs Mason & Brantley  Atlanta Family Psychiatry Clinic PC  Drs Mason & Brantley  Eva M Nemeth MD  Norman Abrams MD  Robert Manis MD  Sheldon B Cohen MD  Sheldon B Cohen MD  Shailesh Gandhi MD PC  Michael C Hilton MD  Cobb Child & Adult Inc  Nancy J Strauch MD  Brian K Teliho MD  Atlanta Private Psychiatry  North Atlanta Psychiatric Services Inc  Anderson & Anderson MDs  Anderson & Anderson MDs  Russell E Brown MD  Asaf Aleem MD  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Peachford Hospital  Darvin Hege MD PC  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  North Atlantic Psychiatric Associates  North Atlantic Psychiatric Associates  Peachford Hospital  Steven R Lee MD  Seth A Pope MD PC  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Charles Stewart Jr. MD  Institute for Higher Living Inc  Peachtree Psychiatric Professionals  Deborah I Botti MD  Thomas W Gable MD  Howard Maziar MD  Behavioral Medicine Associates  Decalb Community Service Board  Psychiatric Associates of Atlanta LLC  Psychiatric Associates of Atlanta LLC  Rohit Khanna & Associates LLC  Svathi Reddy,MD, LLC  The Childrens Clinic Of Atlanta  E Marston Rascoe MD  Cynthia Kahn MD  William Klopstock MD  William H Biggers MD PA  William H Biggers MD PA  Mary T Burns MD  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  A Benjamin Eubanks & Associates  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Lenox Pointe Psychiatric Group  Robert L Nicholas MD  Atlanta Center for Cognitive Therapy  A Benjamin Eubanks & Associates  Don W Turner MD  Richard A Waldman MD  Samuel Brown MD & Bruce Rudisch MD  Randolph W Kline MD  Carol A Kranig MD  Samuel Brown MD & Bruce Rudisch MD  Susan B Shelton MD  Richard S Ward MD  Charles A Zapf MD  John L Anderson MD  Marks Psychiatry & Forensic Services  Wellstar Psychiatry  Wellstar Psychiatry  Mark Vakkur MD  Lawrence Giustra MD  R Bruce Prince MD  Branko Radulovacki MD  Cassandra L Wanzo MD Sandy Springs, GeorgiaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Sandy Springs
Nearby Sandy Springs Hospitals *Children's Healthcare at Scottish Rite Northside Hospital Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Piedmont Hospital Shepherd Center Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital Ridgeview Institute Emory Adventist Hospital Atlanta VA Medical Center Hillside Hospital Children's Healthcare at Egleston Emory University Hospital North Fulton Regional Hospital Laurel Heights Hospital Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Kindred Hospital Atlanta DeKalb Medical Center Emory University Hospital Midtown Select Specialty Hospital Atlanta Atlanta Medical Center DeKalb Medical Grady Health System Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth Wellstar Cobb Hospital Devereux Georgia Treatment Network Glancy Rehabilitation Center Emory Johns Creek Hospital Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta Regency Hospital of South Atlanta South Fulton Medical Center DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale Emory Eastside Medical Center Gwinnett Medical Center Anchor Hospital Northside Hospital Forsyth SummitRidge Center for Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine Northside Hospital Cherokee Southern Regional Medical Center Wellstar Douglas Hospital Inner Harbour Hospitals Wellstar Paulding Hospital Rockdale Medical Center Henry Medical Center Cartersville Medical Center Piedmont Fayette Hospital Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica 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. |
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