What happens at the Psych Evaluation?

[daezeey 0]

I am about to schedule my psychiatric evaluation and am wondering what to expect.

Currently I am going thru the 6 month weight loss plan with my primary care and am entering the 4 month (woohoo). Now it is onto meeting with a psychologist for this required eval, then will meet with a nutritionist in a month or two.

Anyone who has had this done already I would love to hear what I am walking into with the mental health part.

[branc1 2]

When I had my evaluation, the psychologist talked to me for a while about who I was, about my family, my job, my general health and then my lifelong weight problems. After she got a feel about who I was and where I was coming from, she gave me a standarized test that basically was to see if you are nuts. I had a similar test when I started working for the government. About a week later I got a copy of her impressions that she sent to the Bariatric Center. I tell my family now that I'm not crazy and I have papers to prove it! LOL!! All in all it was painless. I just acted my normal self and it was fine...Carole

[Cleosan52 6]

I met for 5 min with the psychologist and then answered at 560 question personality test. That's it. Suppose to take 2-3 hrs, I was out in 55 min :thumbup:

[Eureka-C 20]

Plan for 2-3 hours. For me it was an interview about my weight loss struggles and then a personality test that was long.

Edited August 14, 2010 by Eureka-C

[Deborah C 0]

I guess I have the papers to prove that I am "crazy". She didn't like how I answered some of the questions and they required me to see a therapist. The therapist got to decide when she thought I was ready for surgery. I have to say I was upset in the beginning because this was just something else holding me back but it has been worth it (seeing the therapist)

[LovinLife 0]

Mine was similar to an interview that lasted 1 1/2 hours. She wanted to understand why I thought I had a weight problem, what got me there, my outlook on surgery, etc... She told me afterwards that the goal was to be sure that I understood the surgery is only a tool and also to confirm I have a solid support group. You will do fine! I'm in Houston. Who is your surgeon?:frown1: