EVALUATIONS for MooD & Personality Disorders
What are Mood Disorders?
Mood disorders are mental health conditions characterized by persistent disturbances in mood that affect a person’s emotional state, thinking, behavior, and daily functioning. These disorders involve periods of depressed, elevated, or irritable mood that are more intense or longer-lasting than typical emotional changes and can interfere with school, work, relationships, and overall functioning.
What are Personality Disorders?
Personality disorders are mental health conditions characterized by enduring patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that differ significantly from cultural expectations. These patterns are inflexible, long-standing, and often lead to difficulties in relationships, emotional regulation, and daily functioning across multiple settings.
What is not?
- Responses to one event or person
- Changes in mood associated with trauma
- A lack of intelligence
- Not something people “grow out of” in many cases
- Cognitive and developmental delays
Who is the evaluation tailored for?
Evaluations are tailored to the individual and designed to address the specific concerns, strengths, and needs of each child, adolescent, or adult. The assessment process is individualized to ensure accurate understanding and practical recommendations.
What’s Included
- Clinical interview and developmental history
- Records review (as available)
- Cognitive assessment and/or cognitive screener
- Standardized assessment of personality and mood
- Behavioral observations
- Rating scales completed by the individual, caregivers, and/or teachers (when appropriate)
- Social, emotional, and behavioral questionnaires
- Comprehensive diagnostic report with DSM-5-TR criteria and recommendations