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Originally Posted by lady_express_44
What significant difference would it make if a psychologist, vs psychiatrist, vs neuropsychologist does the testing? 
A neurophychologist would have a better idea of how our brains might effect our behavior . . . but all three of those professionals should be able to assess us reasonably accurately.
When I found out about the MS (was pregnant, anemic, had cancer, gestational diabetes, etc.), I was an emotional wreck. Obviously my medical conditions contributed to my state of mind, which is why I chose a psychiatrist (trained "doctor"), but the bottom line was that I was suffering from grief no matter who assessed me.
What difference would/could it have made if a neuropsych had assessed you? I'm not trying to be argumentative (really!), I just don't see how the assessment was severely compromised.
Cherie |
Neuropsych testing is very specialized from what I understand. The interpretation of this testing is out of the scope of regular psychology and requires additional training to interpret it. A neuropsych has a lot more specialized training in neurology in order to assess how brain injury affects cognition among other things.
That is why Gazelle is frustrated. That is also why the assessment read more like a psych profile than like neuropsych test results.
My neuropsych test results touch very little on psychology and really delve into the particular cognitive problems that showed up and what areas of the brain are affected, etc.