What questions are asked and what should be said to get an approval from the psychiatrist? 

It's not that difficult, and I liked what they psychiatrist had to say.  He asked me about my past weight loss experiences, and my problems with them.  He wanted to know if I had ever had any mental health issues, or drug and alcohol related problems as well.  

Just be honest and you will breeze through it.  He or she just wants to know your attitude about your weight now and what you think will change and get better or worse with surgery and weight loss.

I wi**** wasn't difficult.  However, the psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente did not approve me for the surgery.  She said since I have not lost any weight on my own and I still eat when stressed that she would not approve me.

I am so happy that I am switching from Kaiser Permanente to CareFirst Blue Choice at the first of the year.  Hopefully the doctors in CareFirst Blue Choice network will have common sense and easier to work with. 

I was completely honest told my phycologyist that I medicated myself with food I had problems with suger all my failed attempts. She asked all kind of relationship

Situations how my marriage was . She OK me she said she would recommend counciling after surgery because I have never known a normal and that I have been married 46 years and a spouce loosing lots of weight puts pressure on any marriage and my wife was use to me being overweigh. I though it was good idea

Mine was very comfortable.  We even had a very frank conversation about my desire to continue drinking alcohol at some point.  She didnt bat an eye.  She spoke clearly about the dangers of food addiction becoming alcohol addiction. I spoke clearly about the role alcohol plays in my life and my desire to maintain certain components of my life.  At the dnd, she said I was a prime candidate for WLS.

My advice:  dont try to be guarded or "pass the test".  Be honest and open. 

I had to take a 200 question true false test. The test was mostly about trying to understand if you are violent, wanting to hurt yourself, etc. then he graded me and talked to me about my past. It wasnt bad at all.

I remember that mine made very angry as it questioned whether I ate dessert frequently, always, or daily.  I RARELY at dessert at the time. I WISH. So I was mad there wasnt a truthful option and the insinuation that MO people must FREQUENTLY be stuffing themselves with dessert!

It was a lot like the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory in the sense that it asked teh same questions over and over and over, in different ways.  Just slight rephrasings.

In the end, it told my surgeon and surgical team how to get ALONG with ME versus how successful I would be. For example, it indicated that I am suspicious of authority and they should work REALLY hard to explain my options to me and have me pick (i.e. give me choices and let me give informed consent to a procedure/course of action. DONT tell me what the course of action is going to be...).

I was real nervous about my Psych eval.(I posted about it here not too long ago) But just be honest and truthful in your answers. You will get the questions about past history with eating and weight loss. They also want to make sure you have the support you need once you have the procedure. They also had me do this assessment that took about 15 minutes. 

Again just answer truthfully.

Mine was similar.  She wanted to assess that I really knew what WLS entailed and that I understood and had the capability of following all the post-op and forever instructions.  Near the beginning, she said that this was not about her doing anything to me, but for my long-term benefit.  I said, "I am ready, so all I can say is, ***** get out of my way."  [I really said exactly that.  I was totally honest.]  I never saw her notes, I can't imagine what she thought of me. But I was honest and I was passed to the next step.

I am remembering more - there was some sort of scheduling mix-up and it didn't bother her, and her non-fussy attitude put me at ease.

I was a little nervous too, because I have issues, lol. But honestly,  they really want to make sure you understand what you're getting yourself into,  what your motivation for surgery is,  and give recommendations for things to help you cope with changes that come after surgery.  

Mine recommended therapy to help me adjust to the weight-loss,  but didn't require it to have surgery.  At first I didn't think I would,  but as I started losing weight and struggling with some issues,  I decided to go for me.  I want to make sure I am as successful as I can be.