# Psychology Independent Medical Examinations

> A psychologist tests cognition and behaviour with instruments, not impressions. IMECore schedules the testing time and keeps every score traceable to its source.

Source: https://imecore.com/specialties/psychology

## Testing takes a day and the booking allows an hour

A proper assessment runs interviews plus hours of standardized testing. Referrals book it like a short consultation, the scores arrive unexplained, and the report reads as one long opinion.

- The booking allows no time for the test battery.
- Prior testing exists and nobody attached it for comparison.
- Scores appear with no norms and no validity discussion.

## What IMECore does about it

### Testing with named instruments

The psychologist selects validated measures for the referral's questions, reports scores against norms, and states what each instrument can and cannot show.

### Validity addressed head-on

Performance and symptom validity testing is part of the battery where the referral needs it, reported plainly instead of left out.

### Accommodation in workable terms

Cognitive limits become concrete accommodations: noise, pace, supervision, and hours, written so an employer or insurer can apply them.

## Questions people ask

### What does a psychologist assess in an IME?

In an Independent Medical Examination (IME), the psychologist assesses cognition, behaviour, and emotional functioning through interview and standardized testing. Typical measures include memory, attention, processing speed, mood, and the validity of the presentation.

### What should an examinee expect?

An interview followed by written and computer tasks that can run several hours with breaks. Effort on every task matters, because validity is measured throughout.

### What can this specialty not answer?

It cannot prescribe or review medication as a psychiatrist does, diagnose a neurological disease, or image the brain. It measures function, not structure.

### When do psychology and psychiatry both make sense?

When the file needs both a medical diagnosis with medication review and detailed cognitive measurement. The two reports should reference each other instead of overlapping.