I'm supposed to have a psych eval....what can I expect? I've never been to a psychologist before. What are they looking for? Any advice?

Simple stuff, like "How many people are in the room right now?" and "Who is the president?"

I am wondering the same thing! I go in 2 weeks and I am more nervous about that then surgrey!

It's really not that bad...as long as you're sane. :thumbup:

Seriously, I was handed a booklet, with about 250 questions in it - ranging from "Do you love your mother?" to "Do you talk to people that aren't there?" LOL

The actually one on one with the psych was easy - he asked simple questions...they mostly want to know that you've thought about your decision and that you'll have a support system in place.

I'm also assuming that if you have any food issues, they'll probably want to know about that and deal with those before surgery.

Great - thanks for the info...I'm afraid I will say I stared eatting 10 years ago when my Dad died at the age of 52...and the Dr will say you have other issues you never got over that - you need help before I can approve you to have surgrey........know what I mean??

They ask questions about your health, about your family, and if you have been hositalized for anything mental. It was really easy. Don't worry about it. Even if you have a mental illness, they won't put that against you.

I was basically asked about my health, family and relationship with food.

Some of the questions were like:

*What health problems have you been experiencing?

*Is anyone else in your family overweight?

*Does anyone in your family have HBP or diabetes?

*Have you ever been abused (physically/mentally)?

*Do you have a support system for after the banding?

*Is your main support people overweight?

*Do you have a lot of stress in your life?

*Have you ever been anorexic?

*Have you ever made yourself throw-up after eating?

*Do you binge eat?

*How does eating make you feel?

*How important is food in your life?

*Do most of your activities with friends/family revolve around food? If your activities do revolve around food how are you going to cope with that after banding?

*After banding, what are you going to replace the comfort you get from eating with?

Those are some of the questions that were asked of me. The interview was pretty straight forward. I am not sure if there really is a right or wrong answer to the questions. Just answer honestly and you will do fine.

Good luck to you!

Mine was a 20 minute chat about my understanding and expectations of the procedure.

We also discussed my medical, mental, and weight/food history.

is there someone under the age of 18 on here my son can talk to about the surgery. He getting ready for it and is a little scared.

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They asked me if i've ever been abused, my family's mental history, why I want to lose weight, and if I understand all of the possible complications, and that was about it