psych evaluation

I am supposedly finally going to get my psych evaluation this coming Monday. I say that because the doc cancelled on me once. I have been waiting over a month now. I am nurvous and just want answers and to be on my way to healing. I am certain I have OCD. Do you know if the psychiatrist will test me for that? Who diagnoses something like that? I just want it over with. Any insight or support? My coucellor said I should have questions ready to ask but I don't know what to ask. Thanks for the support.

well you are on the right track by getting an evaluation.if you are sure that you have ocd......write down your reasons for thinking that .....i have ocd and would be glad to answer questions if you have any.....don't be nervous..you'll be fine

My thoughts and obsessions have been getting better b/c I read not to let yourself get so upset about them. Ignoring the thought seems to help but now, especially at night, I feel very uneasy, uncomfortable. I don't know the cause for it but I just feel like something isn't right. I suppose that is just plain anxiety. I have been writing down my eveidence for ocd and just tonight added more. I have been worrying that I will leave the can running in the closed garage with my son and I still in it. Why do I worry about these things? Most my obsessions revolve around my son's safety and are directly linked to what I do to put him in danger. I just feel like I have so much tention inside me and don't know how to let it out. I'm not even sure what the source of the tention is. Did you ever try to figure out why you have ocd? That bugs me too. I want to blame someone for it.

hartford......i think my ocd is hereditary......i didn't realize it at the time but now when i look back at my childhood i am sure my mother had it......i want to give you some good news....there is relief for ocd.....i was consumed by it 10 years ago but with proper meds and therapy.i am 90% symptom free....you don't have to suffer foresver......

Yes there are questions on the computerized tests like the MMPI and during the face to face interview with the testing professional (a psychiatrist and or psychologist) about OCD symptoms.

Here is what I go through each time I go through a Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation for diagnosing and updating previous testing results. -

http://myself.psychcentral.net/2006/...did-diagnosed/

How is DID Diagnosed?
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How is DID Diagnosed? Can you see the memory of doing the dishes this morning on brain scans, X-rays and so on? I was told by many professionals in the field of DID the answer was No and that -

If someone says they had those types of testing it is because they went to thier normal family physician complaining of loss of memory and a headache and the tests were done to check for tumors, anneurysisms, epilepsy and other non mental health related problems.

A person being diagnosed for Dissociative Identity Disorder is seen by a psychiatrist and or psychologist. (which is my experience with being diagnosed as having Dissociative Identity Disorder)

If the psychiatrist or psychologist suspects Dissociative Identity Disorder (or any mental health disorder for that matter) the psychiatrist/psychologist sets up a Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation.

These tests are done over a space of 8-10 hours and or more. Some professionals do them all on the same day and others (especially if DID is suspceted) these tests are spaced out over a period of daily for two weeks or more.

The tests include:

A face to face interview an hour or more in length, during which personal history is taken. The tester also takes observational information - hygene, mood and other important to the testing professional type information.

IQ - Mathamatics - adding, subtracting, spacial awareness, geometry, algerbra, history, writing and reading comprehension, long term and short term memory recall, specific tests geared for locating learning disorders.

MMPI, DES, DDIS, TAT, Rorshache (ink blots) Scud scales and validity scales tests and other written tests that they feel relevant to what they are looking for.

Once the testing is complete, those parts of the tests that are computerized are sent out to be evaluated.

Once those results come back the psychiatrist or psychologist writes up the written report.

This report includes the history taken and the psychiatrist/psychologist views on that history and observations.

The test scores and the psychiatrist/psychologist views and observations on that,

and then the persons AXIS (diagnosises) I,II,III,IV. and V (otherwise known as GAF)

The last part on the report is the psychiatrists/psychologists recommendations and treatment plans.

Sometimes these tests are repeated yearly to chart the clients progress.

Though it is easy for someone who is DID to hide the disorder by not answering truthfully during the testing, it is impossible for a non-DID to come up as DID by not answering truthfully. The way the questions are worded and repeated and done over a space of time it is impossible for the non DID pretending to be DID to be consistant on the validity scales and so on.

And of course there are certain actions that are not a part of the disorder but have been overdramatized by the media are dead give - aways of if the person is really DID or a DID “want to be.” There are also certain aspects of this disorder that is not released to the general public which also helps in the weeding out the “want to be’s”Original Blog entry date on the original blog server with psych central was October 21, 2005Original Blog entry date on the original blog server with psych central was October 21, 2005Original Blog entry date on the original blog server with psych central was October 21, 2005

Original Blog entry date on the original blog server with psych central was October 21, 2005