Diagnostic Screening and Assessment Services

The Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine is committed to an accurate diagnosis. We believe that before appropriate treatment can be implemented (medication, psychotherapy, nutrition therapy), it is imperative to identify the extent and severity of your respective mental health condition.

Diagnostic screening often plays a vital role in this process. We have developed RCBMetrics, a protocol designed to assist us in treating you. RCBMetrics uses a variety of standardized psychological and educational testing batteries. The screening process is conducted completely online, from the comfort of your own home. RCBMetrics uses secure, web-based platforms to administer the rating scales, online.

RCBMetrics quantifies the extent of many conditions, including anxiety disorders, depression, ADHD and its various subtypes, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and personality disorders. For children and adolescents, neurocognitive functioning can also be assessed remotely as part of diagnostic screening. Other aspects of RCBMetrics can assess and offer guidance regarding career planning.

RCBMetrics is particularly useful for the assessment of comorbidities. Comorbidities occur in 25% to 45% of individuals with ADHD. Common ADHD comorbidities include anxiety disorders, depression, and learning disorders. Input from teachers and family is also included in your final report that is generated upon completion of RCBMetrics.

RCBMetrics cannot rule out learning disorders or cognitive impairments. A referral for a full psychological evaluation by one of RCBM’s psychologists to address concerns about those conditions will be made if appropriate. RCBM offers diagnostic screening (behavioral rating scales) to screen for the presence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms. Often, screening for symptoms of ASD along with a clinical interview can be valuable information for treatment planning and goal setting. If the clinician believes that the screening results may be indicative of ASD, and a formal medical diagnosis is needed, a referral for a full ASD evaluation will be made. *Please note that we are unable to complete full ASD evaluations at this time.

Your RCBM clinician will meet with you to review your results and develop a comprehensive treatment plan, including medication management, psychotherapy, medical nutrition therapy, and/or coaching.

Diagnostic screening done outside of RCBM may be considered sufficient, provided that the testing has been done recently and includes assessment of the following conditions:

-Depression (including an assessment of suicidality)

-Bipolar Disorder

-Anxiety Disorders

-Fatigue

-Substance Use

-Eating Disorders

-AD/HD (Objective testing is required, including assessment of processing speed, psychomotor speed, executive function, complex attention and cognitive flexibility).

-Autism Spectrum Disorders