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West Haven 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 West Haven *

West Haven Mental Health Clinic
Sudha R Sreenivasan
270 Center St
West Haven, CT 06516
(203) 974-5900

M B Shimelman MD PC
Myer B Shimelman
1 LONG WHARF DRIVE
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 752-1751

Yale University Medical Center
Thomas McGlashan
301 Cedar St
Psychiatry STE 2
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 737-2077

The Alzheimers Disease Unit at Yale
Christopher H VanDyck
789 Howard Ave
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 688-6361

Drs Desan Papsun & Powsner
Paul Desan
330 Cedar St
STE 2039
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-2618

Ralph Hoffman MD
Ralph Hoffman
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 688-9734

Yale Connecticut Mental Health Center
Robert T Malison
34 Park St
Connecticut Mental Health Center
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 974-7560

Robert Milstein MD
Robert Milstein
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 688-9791

Drs Desan Papsun & Powsner
Alice G Papsun
330 Cedar St
STE 2039
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-2618

Drs Desan Papsun & Powsner
Seth M Powsner
330 Cedar St
STE 2039
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-2618

Neurotransplant & Neurobehavior Program
D E Redmond
333 Cedar St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-4432

Yale Connecticut Mental Health Center
Gerard Sanacora
34 Park St
Connecticut Mental Health Center
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 974-7560

CMHC
Richard Schottenfeld
34 Park St
STE S204
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 974-7349

William H Sledge MD
William H Sledge
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 688-9711

Victor A Altshul MD PC
Victor A Altshul
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Donald S Bialos MD
Donald S Bialos
20 York St
YNHH Psychiatry
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Sandra Boltax-Stern MD
Sandra Boltax-Stern
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Yale Crisis Intervention Center
Joseph Check
20 York St
YNHH Emergency Department
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 688-1616

David Greenfeld MD
David Greenfeld
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Frank J Ninivaggi MD
Frank J Ninivaggi
200 Orchard St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 789-8753

Lynn Reiser MD
Lynn Reiser
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Herbert A Schwartz MD
Herbert A Schwartz
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203) 785-4242

Ashwini Sabnis MD
Ashwini Sabnis
123 York St
STE 1D
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 785-8655

George J Watstein MD
George J Watstein
100 York St
University Towers STE 2A
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-6431

Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Marshal Mandelkern
1294 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 784-8700

Kimberly Yonkers MD
Kimberly Yonkers
142 Temple St
STE STE 301
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 764-6621

Boris Meandzija MD
Boris Meandzija
129 CHURCH ST
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 865-3646

Sidney H Phillips MD
Sidney H Phillips
234 Church St
STE 300
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 865-8246

Dana Salomy MD
Dana Salomy
59 Elm St
STE 320
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 535-6081

Bernard J Langenauer MD
Bernard J Langenauer
2115 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 288-2712

Bergeron Allen LaBruzza & Podd Medical Office
Henry Alton Allen
469 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-5049

Bergeron Allen LaBruzza & Podd Medical Office
Anthony L LaBruzza
469 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-5049

Rosemary Balsam MD
Rosemary Balsam
64 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 865-0414

Eric H Berger MD
Eric H Berger
58 Trumbull St
STE 6
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 776-2906

James Charney MD
James Charney
413 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-6143

Remo Fabbri MD
Remo Fabbri
32 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 787-4589

Deborah Fried MD
Deborah Fried
47 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 789-2929

Phillip B Goldblatt MD
Phillip B Goldblatt
79 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-1624

Katherine G Kennedy MD
Katherine G Kennedy
65 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 772-2090

Richard E Kravitz MD
Richard E Kravitz
441 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-4080

Helen M Lankenau MD
Helen M Lankenau
32 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 776-1192

Susan V Lewis MD
Susan V Lewis
441 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-4729

Richard C Lewis MD
Richard C Lewis
58 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 624-2532

Eric S Millman MD
Eric S Millman
64 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 865-1390

Victoria R Morrow MD
Victoria R Morrow
110 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 789-2991

Nancy D Olson MD
Nancy D Olson
47 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-1898

Clinical Associates Of Connecticut PC
Richard Rubin
441 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 789-1119

Bernard Snow MD
Bernard Snow
58 Trumbull St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 776-6351

Raina Sotsky MD
Raina Sotsky
441 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 397-3292

David Carlson MD
David Carlson
255 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-5579

T Glinberg MD
T Glinberg
258 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-7821

Lawrence N Levenson MD & Lesley Siegel MD
Lawrence N Levenson
240 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-3048

Michael Nelken MD
Michael Nelken
117 Alston Ave
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 387-0260

Stanley Possick MD
Stanley Possick
258 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 782-1511

Paul Schwaber MD
Paul Schwaber
258 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-1866

Lawrence N Levenson MD & Lesley Siegel MD
Lesley Siegel
240 Bradley St
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-3048

Lorraine D Siggins MD
Lorraine D Siggins
255 Bradley St
Western New England Institute
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-2103

Oscar Hills MD
Oscar Hills
495 Orange St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 772-7912

Westville Asssociates
Ward McFarland
625 Central Ave
New Haven, CT 06515
(203) 397-8753

C Preston Wiles MD
C Preston Wiles
291 Whitney Ave
STE 204
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-7550

Atlantic Health Services
Douglas A Berv
378 Boston Post Rd
Orange, CT 06477
(203) 779-6100

Robert Stern MD
Robert Stern
340 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-9110

Stephen Atkins MD
Stephen Atkins
251 Edwards St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 782-0044

Julian Ferholt MD
Julian Ferholt
303 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-6678

C Scott Grove MD
C Scott Grove
357 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-5252

Atlantic Health Services
Jeffry Klugman
400 Prospect St
New Haven, CT 06511
2037766100 x 602

Dori Laub MD
Dori Laub
315 Whitney Ave
STE 2
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-1897

Kenneth Marcus MD
Kenneth Marcus
303 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-6458

Psychotherapy Center
Pramila Nathan
251 Edwards St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 876-0545

West Haven VA Medical Center Psychiatry
Bruce Rounsaville
400 Prospect St
New Haven, CT 06511
2039325711 x 7401

Marc A Rubenstein MD
Marc A Rubenstein
400 Prospect St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 777-1285

Sanford J Schreiber MD PC
Sanford J Schreiber
251 Edwards St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-3268

J L Scott Jr. MD
J L Scott
251 Edwards St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 776-4148

Naimet Syed MD
Naimet Syed
357 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 776-0131

Theodore Zanker MD
Theodore Zanker
315 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-9444

Post Traumatic Stress Center
Hadar Lubin
19 Edwards St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 624-2146

Joseph Sabbatino MD
Joseph Sabbatino
602 Whitney Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 562-3704

George Gammon MD
George Gammon
33 Edgehill Ter
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 865-6540

Harvey L Ruben MD PC
Michel Jean-Baptiste
270 Amity Rd
STE 130
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 397-5491

Lustick & Rickler MDs
Michael Lustick
264 Amity Rd
STE 215
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-1229

Ellis A Perlswig MD
Ellis A Perlswig
30 Bryden Ter
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 777-1876

Lustick & Rickler MDs
Barbara Rickler
264 Amity Rd
STE 215
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-1229

Harvey L Ruben MD PC
Harvey L Ruben
270 Amity Rd
STE 130
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 397-5491

Harvey L Ruben MD PC
Deborah Schroter
270 Amity Rd
STE 130
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 397-5491

S L Brown MD & R Klein PHD
Serena-Lynn Brown
156 Kings Hwy N
Orange, CT 06477
(203) 341-9722

Barbara G Orrok MD
Barbara G Orrok
1435 State St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 787-2727

Richard M Ownbey MD
Richard M Ownbey
215 Hartford Tpke
Hamden, CT 06517
(203) 288-4211

Dan A Oren MD
Dan A Oren
29 Dales Dr
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 389-8456

Kathleen Degen MD
Kathleen Degen
2 Clark Ave
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 481-4202

Geriatrics & Adult Psychiatry LLC
Jeanne Jackson
60 Washington Ave
STE 203
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 288-0414

Spectrum Psychiatric Group PC
Daniel C Moore
60 Washington Ave
STE 304
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 281-2890

Spectrum Psychiatric Group PC
Robert B Ostroff
60 Washington Ave
STE 304
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 281-2890

Geriatrics & Adult Psychiatry LLC
Alan Siegal
60 Washington Ave
STE 203
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 288-0414

Spectrum Psychiatric Group PC
Michael B Vollmar
60 Washington Ave
STE 304
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 281-2890

Henri Czarny MD
Henri Czarny
203 Broad St
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 878-7823

Louis B Fierman MD
Louis B Fierman
15 Enoch Dr
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 393-0048

James E Phillips MD
James E Phillips
88 Noble Ave
STE 201
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 877-0566

Mark Rego MD
Mark Rego
203 Broad St
STE C4
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 877-2300

Alan J Sholomskas MD
Alan J Sholomskas
2440 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06518
(203) 776-2077

Melissa Welby MD
Melissa Welby
203 Broad St
STE C4
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 906-6294

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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.

  • Read a...

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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.

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Emergency Contact for West Haven

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby West Haven Hospitals *

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus
950 Campbell Ave
West Haven, CT 06516
(203)932-5711

Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)688-9711

Connecticut Mental Health Center
34 Park St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)974-7300

Yale-New Haven Hospital
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203)688-4242

Hospital of St Raphael
1450 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203)789-3000

Milford Hospital
300 Seaside Ave
Milford, CT 06460
(203)876-4000

Griffin Hospital
130 Division St
Derby, CT 06418
(203)735-7421

Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant St
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)384-3000

Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
1635 Central Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)551-7400

St Vincent's Medical Center
2800 Main St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203)576-6000

Masonic Healthcare Center
22 Masonic Ave
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)679-5900

Gaylord Hospital
Gaylord Farm Rd
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)284-2800

St Mary's Hospital
56 Franklin St
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203)709-6000

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Bradley Campus
81 Meriden Ave
Southington, CT 06489
(860)276-5000

Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins St
Waterbury, CT 06721
(203)573-6000

MidState Medical Center
435 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451
(203)694-8200

Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services
47 Long Lots Rd
Westport, CT 06880
(203)227-1251

St Charles Hospital
200 Belle Terre Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631)474-6000

John T Mather Memorial Hospital
75 N Country Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
(631)473-1320

Middlesex Hospital
28 Crescent St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)344-6000

Connecticut Valley Hospital
Silver St & Eastern Dr
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)262-5000

Riverview Hospital for Children & Youth
915 River Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)704-4000

Rushford Center
1250 Silver St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)346-0300

Stony Brook University Medical Center
State University of NY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794
(631)689-8333

Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St
Norwalk, CT 06856
(203)852-2000

Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
(203)739-7000

Peconic Bay Medical Center
1300 Roanoke Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901
(631)548-6000

Bristol Hospital
41 Brewster Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
(860)585-3000

Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Rd
New Canaan, CT 06840
(203)966-3561

The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus
100 Grand St
New Britain, CT 06052
(860)224-5011

Hospital for Special Care
2150 Corbin Ave
New Britain, CT 06053
(860)827-1958

Veterans Home & Hospital Rocky Hill
287 West St
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)529-2571

St Catherine of Siena Medical Center
50 Route 25-A
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631)862-3000

New Milford Hospital
21 Elm St
New Milford, CT 06776
(860)355-2611

Northport VA Medical Center
79 Middleville Rd
Northport, NY 11768
(631)261-4400

VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington Campus
555 Willard Ave
Newington, CT 06111
(860)666-6951

Cedarcrest Hospital
525 Russell Rd
Newington, CT 06111
(860)666-4613

Eastern Long Island Hospital
201 Manor Pl
Greenport, NY 11944
(631)477-1000

University of Connecticut Health Center John Dempsey
263 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030
(860)679-2000

Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center
101 Hospital Rd
Patchogue, NY 11772
(631)654-7100

Stamford Hospital
30 Shelburne Rd
Stamford, CT 06902
(203)325-7000

Four Winds Hospital
800 Cross River Rd
Katonah, NY 10536
(914)763-8151

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