Psych evaluation time frame?

[former_vbg 198]

My "doc" told me 2 1/2 hrs too, but honestly I was there maybe about an hr and 15 minutes total. He and I knew some common professional people and so because of that affiliation, I sort of had an automatic "pass". He did talk a bit about my past, history with food, expectations of the surgery, etc... Then, took 3 different tests including the MMPI. I do career counseling on the side and so I know all these tests quite well, it took me maybe 20 minutes to get through all the questions for the MMPI, and the other 2 tests were bubble type taking maybe 5 minutes each.

No biggie. One thing to keep in mind is that when the shrink can submit documentation in the form of tests taken, it can do nothing but help substantiate the person's mental readiness for the surgery when being presented to the insurance company.

[lunarose 97]

Hi, I was self paid and had my surgery here in the states. I got to do my evaluation on the phone and took maybe 20-30 minutes.

[gettingpissed 0]

I had mine today and it was about 1 1/2 hours. I briefly spoke with the Doctor. Now get this, this guy advised me to find a therapist and see them till my surgery and continue with the therapy for 3 months post op. Sooo, I guess I'm cleared for the surgery, I think.... He did say that he wanted to be sure that I knew what I was getting into and he really emphisized that the "new" stomach would only hold 3 oz. He also tried to warn me of the dangers of NOT eating the 6 times a day after the surgery AND the results of over eating and splitting the stomach. That was a new one for me, wow...

[mythreechildren2001 7]

I had my psych eval this week. It lasted about 2 hours. The first 30-40 minutes consisted of one on one discussion with the psychologist. Then she had me read a list of vocabulary words that increased in complexity. After that, she gave out a long list of words which I had to define. I made it all the way through both lists. She told me that rarely happens. I guess they normally quit after a person has missed a certain number of words/questions. It's not the same as an IQ test. It was more of a one on one achievement test, so I'm not sure what the purpose was. There was no math, so I was relieved! lol The rest of the the time, I answered 2 different sets of questionnaires, one of them was several, several pages. They seemed to be screening for signs of depression.

[DrMommy 4]

The psych evals vary so greatly. I am a psychologist and conduct bariatric assessments. Mine take about 2 hours and I do give the MMPI...it is actually very relevant to the situation as it can screen for psychosis, substance abuse, easting disorders, etc. It's really for the surgeons to protect them from potential liability. Meanwhile...as a patient, I had mine done on Friday and it was about half an hour. I pretty much told the psychologist what I wanted and needed and it was really quick.

[former_vbg 198]

The psych evals vary so greatly. I am a psychologist and conduct bariatric assessments. Mine take about 2 hours and I do give the MMPI...it is actually very relevant to the situation as it can screen for psychosis, substance abuse, easting disorders, etc. It's really for the surgeons to protect them from potential liability. Meanwhile...as a patient, I had mine done on Friday and it was about half an hour. I pretty much told the psychologist what I wanted and needed and it was really quick.

I did the consult, an MMPI and two short tests. The one short test I think was something like word association, some memory and I can't remember what else. What do those tests show? I know that might be a tough question to answer without more information, but just curious if you had any ideas. Like, I was given 3 different words at the start of one the tests and then told I would be asked what they were at the end. Even though it was a short test, I have a horrible memory on stuff like that. He said sunset, and 2 other words. I spent the whole rest of the time after he gave me those words saying them in my head, not really able to pay attention to the other questions.

[ldydrgnkpr 49]

mine was three visits. Billed at 2.5 hrs to the insurance company per visit reguardless if I was there 30 min or 10. (he was on their list of approved providers) My co-pay was 20.00 a visit. First visit was basically a why are you here today type of visit. The second was the MMPI2 test. (There is one on line to look at and yes the questions are the same) Third was the results of the test. Within a few days my surgeon had the report. Not a bad experience at all.

Deb

[DrMommy 4]

I did the consult, an MMPI and two short tests. The one short test I think was something like word association, some memory and I can't remember what else. What do those tests show? I know that might be a tough question to answer without more information, but just curious if you had any ideas. Like, I was given 3 different words at the start of one the tests and then told I would be asked what they were at the end. Even though it was a short test, I have a horrible memory on stuff like that. He said sunset, and 2 other words. I spent the whole rest of the time after he gave me those words saying them in my head, not really able to pay attention to the other questions.

Sounds like a standard Mental Status Examination....just to make sure you are oriented. Remembering the 3 words is part of it. Pretty standard.

[MyVSG2012 15]

I have my eval tomorrow and I was told to be available for 4 hours. Two tests of some kind and an hour of talk with the psychiatrist.

Originally I had an appointment with a different psychiatrist and she told me the same thing.

I suppose that is what my insurance requires. I hope it goes well.