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Old Nov 07, 2009, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by nellbells View Post
That's good to know about the meds. And you're right I do need to be careful about getting my info purely from anecdotes. I'm like a sponge right now soaking up all info I come acrossed concerning ADHD. My testing date can not come soon enough!

The pdoc mentioned that the personality test will be to determine if I have some anxiety issues as well.

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep ya posted.
I read this and the before post where you mentioned your T (or is he a Pdoc?) will be doing a personality test. Quite frankly, personality testing is NEVER useful in determing if a person has ADHD and/or other "Axis I" disorders, such as ADHD, depression, and anxiety disorders. Personality testing (such as the MMPI-2), are not necessary to determine the presence or absence of ADHD or anxiety disorders.

I do not think that your T (Pdoc?) is being perfectly straight with you, and if he is, than I would question his judgment and motives for such a test. I think what really raises a red flag is that he didn't get to know you well enough to determine in a time and cost effective way if further testing was necessary to ascertain diagnosis/problem areas, or if he could do it without.

Pdoc's are psychiatrists---not therapists like psychologists and master's in social work are. Usually, Pdocs do not have the extensive training in neuropsychological/psychological testing that T's do. Perhaps that is why he thinks it is appropriate.

Honestly, I would recommend that you make an appointment with a psychologist (or other therapist) or a psychiatric advanced nurse practitioner, rather than this Pdoc. Sounds a little fishy to me. Just being frank with you. You can always go to the appointment and then get a second opinion somewhere else, but I'd save my money.

Heck, if your going to see a Pdoc, I'd just go to your universities health/counseling center so that you see one for free or reduced price. Still, I'd recommend someone other than this guy to assess you. Good luck.
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