system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why do psychiatrists/psychologists ask if you've completed high school in a psych eval?

What is the point of asking this? What substance does this answer provide? Genuinely curious.
gpt
Not finishing high school could be a clue to a ton of mental health issues and environmental factors. Things like ADHD, substance use, or an unstable home environment growing up. The question on its own mostly helps us decide what other questions to ask. Of course any of these things can be present in a person who did complete high school. But it helps us know to ask if there are things impairing ones ability to complete school.