Medical / Psych Question

[FutureCopIhope1337]

Hello all,

I have a question. I've never been arrested, never a traffic ticket, one parking fine, never touched drugs or wanted to, never drunk alcohol under 21 (I'm 20), and prefer to not lie but sometimes it happens... which lately I get a guilt trip over so I am sort of a perfectionist (might never work haha) but got a few questions.

1). If I were treated for depression but it was under 4 months and doctor released me saying I was fine, would a psych believe I will be unsuited to be a police officer? The context: My fiance cheated on me and I had college problems... I guess those were my stressors. It never at all impaired my ability to reason, act, work at job, and never did I want to kill my self or had a plan. I just felt helpless at the time and cynical.

2). Will the ADA protect me with respect to the history of depression of which I no longer have nor was it a drawn out depression?

Thanks,
Eric

P.S. This site is a good site for people to learn more about polygraphs and to encourage debate on it.

[DippityShurff]

Hello all,

I have a question. I've never been arrested, never a traffic ticket, one parking fine, never touched drugs or wanted to, never drunk alcohol under 21 (I'm 20), and prefer to not lie but sometimes it happens... which lately I get a guilt trip over so I am sort of a perfectionist (might never work haha) but got a few questions.

1). If I were treated for depression but it was under 4 months and doctor released me saying I was fine, would a psych believe I will be unsuited to be a police officer? The context: My fiance cheated on me and I had college problems... I guess those were my stressors. It never at all impaired my ability to reason, act, work at job, and never did I want to kill my self or had a plan. I just felt helpless at the time and cynical.

2). Will the ADA protect me with respect to the history of depression of which I no longer have nor was it a drawn out depression?

Thanks,
Eric

P.S. This site is a good site for people to learn more about polygraphs and to encourage debate on it.



You had a problem.  You got treated and now you are better.  You sound like a great recruit to me.  If you are that worried about the psych test, you may consider an agency that does not psych test its applicants.  As far as the ADA goes, the release form that you execute allows the BI folks to dig as deep as they wish.

Good luck

[FutureCopIhope1337]

I believe it isn't that big of a deal but since that is the only real hurdle for me (I think) I had to say it since everything else, I think, isn't that bad.

Eric