A comprehensive profile of your mental health.
When you know “something isn’t right” and don’t know where to start, a psychodiagnostic assessment can help bring clarity to better understand the “why” behind your behaviors and emotions. If you are struggling with symptoms like depression, anxiety, difficulty sleeping, poor concentration, stress, low motivation, hyperactivity, or addiction, a psychodiagnostic assessment can likely provide helpful insight about diagnosis and treatment planning.
Psychodiagnostic assessments are used to diagnose and clarify concerns related to behavior, personality traits, emotional functioning, and mood. Data is gathered using several different methods including semi-structured or structured interviews, completion of standardized measures, and if consent is given, contact with other sources like family members, partners, or medical professionals.
Some reasons that might lead you to seek out a psychodiagnostic assessment include:
Clarifying mental health diagnoses to assist with treatment planning.
Hitting a plateau in therapy and not being able to identify what exactly it is that’s missing.
A history of self-harming behaviors, suicidal ideations, or suicide attempts.
When a person wants to have a better understanding of their own emotional well-being and personality traits, using empirically supported assessment measures.
Not responding to pharmaceutical treatment alone and needing further clarification about diagnosis.
An adult suspecting that they may have ADHD that was previously undiagnosed.
A history of multiple therapists, feeling like past therapy has been unhelpful, or not knowing what type of therapist you may benefit from working with.
When substance abuse is a primary contributor to psychological distress, or when substance abuse is secondary to untreated mental illness.
An assessment is not required to start therapy. However, the assessment process can be helpful if you want to gain greater insight into your struggles, or if you feel that having a formal diagnosis will be beneficial for you in some way. For example, some treatment programs require you to have a mental health diagnosis to be eligible to participate. You can also do an assessment even if you are already participating in therapy! This can be particularly helpful when you feel like you’ve hit a plateau in therapy or have not seemed to find the right therapy for your needs.
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