People often start medication or other types of treatment without a proper psychological assessment. A proper assessment might include cognitive, personality, and diagnostic testing, as well as in-depth interviews from the patient and people who know the patient well. It is critical to use a combination of clinical expertise, and the objective data that comprehensive psychological assessments provide when making treatment recommendations.

If you have ever been curious about your personality, intelligence, memory, possible neuropsychological problems due to a brain injury or head trauma then you might be a candidate for psychological testing. Assessments can also help guide your children and their academic career. It's also important to rule out learning disorders and ADD/ADHD because the wrong diagnosis can lead to unnecessary medications and misguided treatment.

Without a comprehensive diagnostic assessment, a treatment plan is difficult to develop. Comprehensive diagnostic testing of cognitive, academic, personality, and psychological functioning is available. I provide assessments for learning and attentional disabilities, psychological problems, and diagnostic purposes under the supervision of Dr. James Bramson (PSY-19549)