Question:
Pshychiatric or pyschological evaluation?Is there a differencs?

   — Heather I. (posted on December 12, 2001)

December 12, 2001
Both evaluations are counseling sessions and are basically the same thing. To be technical, a psychiatric evaluation would be conducted by a psychiatrist (MD) while the psychological evaluation would be conducted by a psychologist (PhD). For WLS purposes, though, I'm sure the terms are interchangeable, and determined by the insurance and/or surgeon's requirement.
   — Linda W.