Psych Eval--3hrs?????

Hello everyone! I had a message from the psych dr. office.  I was told I need to schedule an appt, which will be 3hrs.  Is this typical?   What all do they need to do???

Have you taken the MMPI-2 already?  If not, that's probably where most of the time will go.  Otherwise, I'm not sure why it would take 3 hours.  I took the MMPI-2 on one occasion and then went back for the rest of the eval a couple of weeks later.  In that 1 hour session the therapist asked me about my family life, my support system, my current stressors, my eating/ weight loss history, how my weight has impacted my socially, what my understanding of the risks/benefits of surgery were and how I planned to cope with unforseen complications, etc.  It was a pretty benign meeting.  Expect a therapy referral though if you have issues with binge eating or a lot of stressors that may factor into your recovery from weight loss surgery.  Good luck to you.

Honestly I remember thinking the guy who did my eval needed one more than me lol I cant rememeber much more than that lol

Mine was about 45 minutes and was a chat about my life.  I thought she was going to "flunk" me and I wouldn't be able to have surgery but it was a simple process.  Don't sweat it. 

There were two long "tests" to take before my appt - the MMPI and then an eating disorders test.  Those took a long time to finish, my actual time with the psychologist was maybe a half hour. 

What all do they need to do???   Take up enough time to bill an outrageous amount to the insurance company.   My eval took 45 minutes.  Having worked in the MH field, unless you are drooling and picking your nose when you go in, I wouldn't worry about it.   Good luck to you. Jeanne   

If i remember correctly, mine took about 2.5 hours.  I had to fill out paperwork, do a one on one session with the intake associate, do a two on one session with the intake associate and the psychiatrist and then do an hour long test.  It was brutal.  Best of luck.

Thank you for all of your responses!!!!!