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Victoria 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 Victoria *

James F Dotter MD
James F Dotter
1502 E Airline Rd
STE 25
Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 575-0611

Victoria Psychiatric Association
Gregory Creager
2710 Hospital Dr
STE 202
Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 579-1388

Psychiatric Evaluations
Johnnie G Fisher
2705 Hospital Dr
STE 300
Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 578-8633

Victoria Psychiatric Association
Robert C Lyman
2710 Hospital Dr
STE 202
Victoria, TX 77901
(361) 579-1388

Nilesh J Patel MD
Nilesh J Patel
12603 Southwest Fwy
STE G31
Placedo, TX 77977
(979) 299-0012

Don M LaGrone MD
Don M LaGrone
2100 Regional Medical Dr
Wharton, TX 77488
(979) 532-1700

Quazi M Imam MD
Quazi M Imam
820 Elizabeth St
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 887-7667

Psychiatric Consulting Services
Nestor H Praderio
817 Ayers St
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 887-9600

South Texas Psychiatric Associates
Murthy Mangipudi
4234 Weber Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 854-8075

South Texas Psychiatric Associates
Umamaheswara Maruvada
4234 Weber Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 854-8075

South Texas Psychiatric Associates
Krishnaiah Rayasam
4234 Weber Rd
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 854-8075

Thelma Lopez Lira MD
Thelma Lopez-Lira
4525 S Staples St
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 980-1201

Robert E McClung MD
Robert E McClung
4646 Corona Dr
STE STE 225
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 851-8598

Mario A Quintanilla MD
Mario A Quintanilla
5656 S Staples St
STE 210
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(361) 993-4793

Gilbert Maldonado MD
Gilbert Maldonado
5934 S Staples
STE STE 220
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(361) 992-1283

Jose Pagan MD
Jose Pagan
5934 S Staples St
STE 230
Corpus Christi, TX 78413
(361) 993-1640

Cecil A Childers MD
Cecil A Childers
6625 Wooldridge Rd
STE 101
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
(361) 884-1236

Carlos Estrada MD
Carlos R Estrada
6625 Wooldridge
STE 201
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
(361) 993-8358

James M May MD
James M May
6625 Wooldridge
STE 402
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 992-5525

Wilson County Mental Health
Timothy A Bischoff
1005 B St
Floresville, TX 78114
(830) 216-4326

Wilson County Mental Health
Josie Cigarroa
1005 B St
Floresville, TX 78114
(830) 216-4326

Wilson County Mental Health
Leslie Lucas
1005 B St
Floresville, TX 78114
(830) 216-4326

Leanne Carol Heller MD
Leanne Carol Heller
100 N Edward Gary St
STE 115
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 754-7778

John B Rust MD
John B Rust
120 Bert Brown Rd
San Marcos Treatment Center
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 754-3279

Owen O Osagie MD
Owen O Osagie
4910 Airport Ave
Texana MHMR
Rosenberg, TX 77471
(281) 342-9270

Austin Neuropsychiatric Associates
Theodore Dake
310 Stagecoach Trl
STE 300
San Marcos, TX 78666
(512) 392-3398

Dr Caroline Batenburg & Mark Burns MD
Caroline C Batenburg
189 E Austin
STE STE 105
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 606-0955

Dr Caroline Batenburg & Mark Burns MD
Mark A Burns
189 E Austin
STE STE 105
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 606-0955

Victoria, Texas

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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 Victoria

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Victoria Hospitals *

DeTar Hospital Navarro
506 E San Antonio St
Victoria, TX 77901
(361)575-7441

Triumph Hospital
506 E San Antonio St
Victoria, TX 77901
(361)575-1445

Citizens Medical Center
2701 Hospital Dr
Victoria, TX 77901
(361)573-9181

DeTar Hospital North
101 Medical Dr
Victoria, TX 77904
(361)573-6100

Victoria Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital
102 Medical Dr
Victoria, TX 77904
(361)576-6200

Devereux Victoria Center
120 David Wade Dr
Victoria, TX 77905
(361)575-8271

Jackson HealthCare Center
1013 S Wells St
Edna, TX 77957
(361)782-5241

Memorial Medical Center Port Lavaca
815 N Virginia St
Port Lavaca, TX 77979
(361)552-6713

Cuero Communty Hospital
2550 N Espanade St
Cuero, TX 77954
(361)275-6191

Yoakum Community Hospital
1200 Carl Ramert Dr
Yoakum, TX 77995
(361)293-2321

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