Catherine yours took HOURS? Geez I'd read online they took 10-15 minutes for a mental exam. Honestly I don't understand why they are doing it. I've been in therapy over 18 months for PTSD. I have been going weekly or even twice a week at first for over 6 months. The first therapist made my PTSD worse even though she claimed in my notes that I was doing better. I've had 3 neuropsych evals in past 2 years done by two different neuropsychs. So it seems redundant they are sending me to a CE to clarify anything as it seems to me like beating a dead horse. I had read CE's are generally only for people who don't go 60 days or more between treatments and that obviously ain't the case for me. I've had all 3 neuropsych evals say cognitive dysfunction due to TBI and learning disorders plus PTSD. I've lost two jobs in past year for being a "slow learner" and lost another job after I took the medical exam and they won't give me the exact reasoning behind recending that job offer. So I've got 2-3 failed job attempts on jobs I desperately tried to keep. Seems like they should just approve it. How much more proof of disability could they need? Yeah the person they are sending me to for the CE does only exams for SS, DDD, Medicaid, etc. That's all she does. My T knows her though and says she's a pretty ok person though. I'm still scared. I have trouble talking to people anyways. I'm scared to death of my SS caseworker.