Can't remember the name of my old psychiatrist

SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A
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I have longstanding major depression and ADHD. I get legal, prescribed medication for both, including a stimulant that I use as prescribed. When I go for drug screenings, I bring signed documentation and it’s not an issue. I’m currently in treatment and I have the contact information for the psychiatrist I saw for ~2.5 years in my old city and my new psychiatrist who I’ve seen for ~5 months in my new city.

The problem is that in Spring 2015? Maybe? I saw a psychiatrist for a few months. I didn’t like him, he was too far away, and he cost too much, so I found a new local psychiatrist and stuck with him. I have no idea of that guy’s name. I looked in the office I thought he worked at but no one who works there rings a bell. I don’t have the same insurance, I don’t have my checkbooks from back then, nothing. “Some guy in (state)” isn’t going to cut it. Googling literally every psychiatrist in that state isn’t triggering a memory.

Finding a good therapist is damn hard, so it’s not uncommon to work with someone for a few sessions, realize the person isn’t a good fit, and find someone else. But this guy comes up as a total blank. What do I do on e-QIP?

2

Are you using an outdated version of the SF86? Because this wouldn’t need to be listed based on what you’re describing.

3

Why would this not have to be listed? The SF86 asks if you have ever seemed mental counseling.

4

I think the latest version only asks if you are currently in treatment, so I think you have that part covered.

5

The current version only asks if you have been hospitalized for mental illness, if a court/agency has ordered your treatment, if you have been declared mentally incompetent, or if you have been diagnosed with a specific disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar, etc).