Obesity and Weight Loss Obesity is not just a simple condition of eating too much. It is now acknowledged that obesity is a serious, chronic disease. No human condition, neither gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nor disease compares to obesity in prevalence and prejudice, mortality and morbidity, sickness and stigma. Negative emotions, traumatic incidents and childhood experiences can all affect weight. Life events that cause high levels of stress can commonly lead to overeating and weight gain. Many people with psychological problems turn to food for comfort and relief from stress. To change even one stress response to a calm response is very difficult and usually takes energy, willingness and commitment to self-change.

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If you are interested in finding a psychologist who specializes in Obesity and Weight Loss, we suggest that you consider psychologists who list the following orientations: Behavioral/Cognitive Behavioral, or the following areas of expertise: Eating Disorder and Personality Disorder, as well as Individual Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.

For More Information on Obesity and Weight Loss

The findapsychologist.org staff has compiled the following web links:

Strategies for Losing Weight from Life Clinic: Health Management Systems

Mind/Body Health: Obesity from American Psychological Association (APA)

Weight Loss: What Really Works? from WebMD

Definition of Obese from MedicineNet

Childhood Obesity: What families can do together from Kaiser Permanente

Childhood Obesity: An epidemic is gripping California and the nation. How did we get here? What do we do now? from Kaiser Permanente

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