Hey all!!

I have my psych eval next week. What should I expect?

I only joined yesterday, but I have become absolutely obsessed with this site. So many inspiring stories.

Brian

My psych evaluation was done in 2 parts. Don't worry about it. They just want to make sure you are ready for the surgery and to let you know about maybe being depressed afterwards.

Mine wasn't too bad - lasted about 1.5 hours. Lots of questions about my past (eating disorders and behaviors, any history of self harm, abuse, etc.) They need to make sure that you are emotionally stable enough to handle the outcome.

And, they want to make sure that you have a support system -- this is so very important!!

I was curious about this as well! Mine is this Friday!! It's the last thing I have to do then the submission to UHC to see the outcome... Crossing my fingers!!

Completely depends on the PsyD and program.

Most likely, a little "chat" followed by a standardized test (or multiple tests), and a follow-up visit to discuss results. At least 1 follow-up. My PsyD likes to see people pre-op twice (test, results), 1 month after (see how things are going), and then every 6 months just for mental maintenance.

Hey all!!

I have my psych eval next week. What should I expect?

I only joined yesterday, but I have become absolutely obsessed with this site. So many inspiring stories.

Brian

Please read my blog on this. It was too funny for me. For others, it was serious, because some people have to figure out why they overeat or if they will be able to deal with not losing over 100 pounds. I know why I over eat and I refuse not to lose 100 pounds!

Every psych eval is different.I didnt have any questionnaires to fill out. I simply chatted with her. She made me feel so relaxed. We talked about past family history,medical hx,future goals, alot of subjects. It was about an hour and I was done.I didnt have a followup appt either because she felt like I didnt have any red flags that would mentally prevent me from getting the surgery. Just relax and tell the truth about everything and things will be alright.

Every psych eval is different.I didnt have any questionnaires to fill out. I simply chatted with her. She made me feel so relaxed. We talked about past family history' date='medical hx,future goals, alot of subjects. It was about an hour and I was done.I didnt have a followup appt either because she felt like I didnt have any red flags that would mentally prevent me from getting the surgery. Just relax and tell the truth about everything and things will be alright. [/quote']

It is different for everyone. A friend of mine had to go back three times to deal with issues, where I talked about my life and took a 500 question test. So different.

I guess it depends who your with. I have Kaiser, mine lasted approximatly 20 min. I was asked a lot of questions. Do/did ismoke, did I have any depression, do I drink alcohol. I heard some a bit more extensive though. They just want to know that we are mentally stable and able to handle the changes.

I have my eval next week & it's also in 2 parts. I was told the questionnaire takes about 1.5 hours and the regular chat about an hour. Not sure why I'm nervous, I always do well on these kinds of things but I am...

Good luck to everyone taking it!

I have my eval next week & it's also in 2 parts. I was told the questionnaire takes about 1.5 hours and the regular chat about an hour. Not sure why I'm nervous' date=' I always do well on these kinds of things but I am...

Good luck to everyone taking it![/quote']

Hi ShoeVixen,

Hi I had the same setup. Don't be nervous. Be honest and be ready to talk about everything in your life. I read a while back one guy was rejected because he did LSD back in the day. One girl I know had to go for multiple visits, because she would have fallen into deep depression if she did not lose weight. Otherwise, it is just to make sure you don't have issues that need to be addressed before surgery. Also, insurance companies spend around $20,000 plus hospital stay and follow up visits money for us to be successful and save them money later on. They want you to have the right mindset. There are people who will start eating Big Macs and fries two weeks after or gain all their weight back after a year, so they want to make sure your mindset is right.

I am self pay (i have horrible ins that wont cover wls) but my doctor requires it. I was literally in shock when they told me the evaluation was$450. That just seemed to be ridiculous but whatever. I hafta have it for my sleeve.

I am self pay (i have horrible ins that wont cover wls) but my doctor requires it. I was literally in shock when they told me the evaluation was$450. That just seemed to be ridiculous but whatever. I hafta have it for my sleeve.

I would guess that means they want to have you do some written tests. They take about an hour or so to complete, then the psychologist goes over it with you. My daughter did this a few years ago to get a diagnosis of OCD and it cost me about $300 with insurance!

Good luck! I have my psych eval on the 14th so hopefully that will be one of the last steps to getting ready to be sleeved.

I took my mental health eval last week. I don't know why I stressed over it so badly, it was simple! Talked to the psych dr for maybe 15 minutes then did the q&a on paper. She just asked a little about my past health, my family life growing up and my life in general. She also made sure I had done my research on wls. A couple times during my interview she commented this will go quick or oh you're going to do great. I thought it was a little odd and unprofessional but whatever. The personality test thing I did was the MMPI. I found a link here that has the first 75 questions, it's the exact one I did. Good luck! https://antipolygraph.org/cgi-bin/forums/YaBB.pl?num=1109032158

I just received my date for my Psyc evaluation and nutritionist on June 19th I get one step closer to me getting sleeved!! Thanks to all the posts i'm able to know that I don't need to be nervous.. Thanks guys!!

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I had my Psych Eval yesterday. It lasted 45 minutes and the psychiatrist went through a packet of questions to screen for depression and other mental illness. He also asked about my support system and did a memory test and concentration test (counting backwards from 100 by 7's, who the last four presidents of the U.S. were, and he gave me three words to remember throughout all of the other questions). He also asked me about my interpretations of some cliches (Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, don't count your chickens before they hatch).

He told me that he would then write a letter of recommendation to my surgeon because he didn't think I had any mental illness that would hinder my success.

We spent the rest of the time talking about mental health counseling and him giving me tips (I am a grad student for mental health counseling) and then sent me on my way.

I would suggest being honest, but also makes sure that you don't give up tons of information. Answer questions as succinctly as you can. you don't want to ramble. I kind of did little of that and had to bite my tongue so I didn't poor out my whole life story...lol...You'll be fine!