Fitness for Duty examinations are asked for in my practice relatively frequently, and Threat Assessments when needed. I have performed more than a thousand, for both public and private entities. Sometimes the exam is requested as a pre-employment evaluation because there is a past history of psychiatric illness including drug or alcohol problems. On other…
A “psychiatric evaluation,” “psychiatric assessment,” “IME” (Independent Medical Evaluation) or “mental evaluation” mean the same thing: a psychiatrist evaluates the psychiatric condition of an individual in the past and/or present, in order to answer specific questions (such as those with legal implications for the person being examined). Elements of the evaluation vary from case to…
Fitness for Duty examinations are asked for in my practice relatively frequently, and Threat Assessments when needed. I have performed more than a thousand, for both public and private entities. Sometimes the exam is requested as a pre-employment evaluation because there is a past history of psychiatric illness including drug or alcohol problems. On other…
