Glad you are making the appointment...I would imagine psychiatrist visits vary greatly...my first two times it was more like checking each other out to see if we wanted to be pdoc and patient.

With my new pdoc and T, I had seem them both as my children go to them.

What to expect...Some...family history, fairly direct questions about your feelings, moods, etc.

When I made my switch I wrote down everything that I could remember that was significant over the years...

My Dad's effect on me, their divorce, my high school relationships, college and any relationships, my marriage, my divorce, death of my father, etc....

One thing you may want to do is start writing down somethings you remember...it can bring someone up to spead pretty fast...in this case I emailed my T as I already had a relationship with him...but you could easily type it out...save it some place in case you need it again...nothing sucks more than having to bring someone new into the picture and starting from scratch...so this can help...