How many appointments was your Psych Eval

[mskissty 0]

I had my hour long psych appointment today and she told me I had to come back next week to finish.. Is that normal?

[DougNichols 124]

I only had 1. He had me fill out a big form, ran it through his scanner then told me all about my surgery. Didn't really ask me any questions.

[Bryn 3]

I had one. wasn't quite a psych evaluation. was done by a licensed social worker who just asked a bunch of questions and told me a bit about the surgery and what the insurance company is looking for in her evaluation

[AutumnLily 77]

I was asked to make another appointment to discuss my problems. I think they will be helpful in the mental long run.

Lily

[GayleSBennett 0]

I had two appointments. One was a 4 hour test. It tested for various mental issues. the second appointment was going over the test and discussing the surgery. I learned from the test that I have a disease that is called: Free from all sprirituality. I asked if this was an issue and the doctor said no, this particular part of the test was to see how I cope with things. One of the questions was if you were hurt in a car accident would you pray and turn to God or would you get out of the car and try to flag down help. I chose the help. A whole bunch of questions on if you'd turn to God or if you would turn to booze, drugs, seek help, etc. I cannot believe this is a true mental disorder. Cracks me up.

[feedyoureye 3,087]

.. I learned from the test that I have a disease that is called: Free from all sprirituality. I asked if this was an issue and the doctor said no, this particular part of the test was to see how I cope with things. One of the questions was if you were hurt in a car accident would you pray and turn to God or would you get out of the car and try to flag down help. I chose the help. A whole bunch of questions on if you'd turn to God or if you would turn to booze, drugs, seek help, etc. I cannot believe this is a true mental disorder. Cracks me up.

hahahaha! I took a 160 question test that included some questions a bit like that. I go in for a Psych meeting in a few days. I wonder if I will have that mental disorder too? I am a pragmatic Buddhist.

One of the questions was "Have you been on the cover of a magazine in the last couple of months" and I answered yes... was interviewed about my painting....I thought this was pretty funny to ask! Perhaps I should bring in a copy of the Mag to prove Im not delusional....:biggrin0:

[LowCho 1]

Mine was one session for about 1.5 hours.

[cielle 0]

hahahaha! I took a 160 question test that included some questions a bit like that. I go in for a Psych meeting in a few days. I wonder if I will have that mental disorder too? I am a pragmatic Buddhist.

One of the questions was "Have you been on the cover of a magazine in the last couple of months" and I answered yes... was interviewed about my painting....I thought this was pretty funny to ask! Perhaps I should bring in a copy of the Mag to prove Im not delusional....:biggrin0:

That must be the test I took. The questions were mostly all out there. Waste of time and $85.

[MommyTawnie 3]

My insurance only required the psych eval. I was in and out within 2 hours. He asked me a bunch of questions and explained the surgery to me and ask me what my next step would be if the surgery wasn't a success. I answered honestly, and even opened up about past issues that took me down the path of choosing food as a crutch. By the end of the session he was very pleased with the way I presented myself, and told me that I was a perfect canidate for the surgery, and he would be glad to given the recommendation to insurance. The surgery itself didn't cost a penny because of our insurances MH plan. I had to pay for the report alone which was $25 but it was well well worth it... :biggrin0:

[cyclemom 0]

My initial psych eval lasted one hour. She spent the time asking questions about my life, family and my espectations of what I expected from the surgery. I'm pretty sure she was making sure I truly understood what a major life changing decision I was making. Things went great and I was very comfortable. My psychologist did ask for me to either talk to her on the phone or make a 15 appt. to see her prior to the surgery. I wouldn't worry so much about the appt. Go with the flow and have a good attitude.

[journiewilde 0]

Mine is requiring two visits. The first was an hour-long visit with a psychologist who asked general questions about my social situation, questions about mental health and substance abuse history, and "Why now?" with relation to the surgery. I also had to fill out an emotional eating questionnaire, and take two of those godawful-long personality 'tools' - the MMPI-2 and the MBMD. (Which are ridiculous, as others have said.)

She is also making me schedule another hour-long appointment to "discuss my results" before I can be approved... At $632 a pop. Holy cats! I'm honestly not sure what the second visit is for. I have no psych history and thought the eval was a formality. :/ I think they're milking a trapped (and desperate) cow.

[thinoneday 445]

I had my hour long psych appointment today and she told me I had to come back next week to finish.. Is that normal?

I only had one when i went to do the pre op stuff. . . you know the psych, nutritionist, physician, surgeons, etc. . . the psych eval was long though about 2 hours long. . had to fill out this really repetitive quesitonaire . . . very boring and side tracking. . . but got it done and off i went. . .

[feedyoureye 3,087]

I only had one when i went to do the pre op stuff. . . you know the psych, nutritionist, physician, surgeons, etc. . . the psych eval was long though about 2 hours long. . had to fill out this really repetitive quesitonaire . . . very boring and side tracking. . . but got it done and off i went. . .

I filled out a 160 question form, on one visit, then the next visit I had a long talk with questions about family, support, goals and then got the results of my questionair. It was just fine.

[Dawn 16]

Mine was about 40 mins long and he asked questions about me growing up and if I understood what the surergy entails and said that was it, I was good to go!!

[laylasmojo 10]

I had one apt. He asked me question about my life, support, surgery etc... for about 10 min then I had to take a 600 true false question test, a 20 question test on drug and alcohol history and two other small tests simmilar to the others then I went home. But really dont worry about the phych eval unless you think this is going to be a cure all and you hear voices that tell you to murder then you should be fine.