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PubMed1986

MMPI evaluation of erectile dysfunction: failure of organic vs. psychogenic decision rules.

This study examined previously published decision rules to ascertain the empirical utility of the MMPI in discriminating between organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction. Subjects were 41 males who were being evaluated for prosthesis implant surgery. The mean overall 1-2-3 MMPI profile revealed diffuse somatic complaints, depression, and denial. Results indicate that the MMPI failed to discriminate between organic and psychogenic subgroups. Men with psychogenic erectile dysfunction evidenced neither significantly more nor less psychopathology on the MMPI than did those with objective organic findings.

Diagnosis, Differential↗
PubMed1986

Effectiveness of the Mini-Mult in detecting MMPI pathology in the blind.

The Mini-Mult and MMPI were administered in random order to 60 blind male veterans admitted to a residential rehabilitation program. Mini-Mult scores predicted the presence or absence of MMPI pathology in 81.7% of the cases. Correlations between the individual Mini-Mult and MMPI scales were significant at the p less than .01 level, but not of sufficient magnitude to permit their interchangeability or to allow for profile diagnosis on the basis of Mini-Mult scores. Analysis of the false negatives raises questions about the clinical significance of an abnormal MMPI in the population studied. The results support the value of the Mini-Mult as a screening device, but not as a substitute for a detailed psychological assessment of the blind.

Blindness↗
PubMed1987

An MMPI-based clinical typology for inpatient alcoholic males: derivation and interpretation.

A "customized" clinical typology of six types (for 10% to 30% of the sample each) was derived on 150 inpatient alcoholic veterans as part of a more comprehensive clinical research project. The types were derived on 18 variates, which included the 13 clinical and validity scales of the MMPI, 2 intellectual estimates, 2 perceptual estimates, and an employment rating, using Ward's procedure. The MMPI clinical profiles for the types matched closely known MMPI actuarial patterns, as well as those from prior alcoholism typing research. The non-MMPI variates seemed to add importantly to the clinical meaningfulness of the derived types. Type contrasts on a number of demographic and index variables were also significant and provided additional descriptive and validation data. The desirability and utility of combining several common measures as a basis for types that would be a central part of ongoing clinical programming and research are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1987

Common dimensions of psychopathology from the MMPI and the Basic Personality Inventory.

The MMPI and the Basic Personality Inventory (BPI) were administered to 235 male hospitalized psychiatric patients who were undergoing treatment for alcoholism. The 13 validity and clinical scales from the MMPI and the 12 scales from the BPI were subjected to principal axes factor analysis and Varimax rotation. The five factors retained for interpretation, which accounted for more than 96% of the common variance, each had loadings from both the MMPI and the BPI. Factors were identified as Inadequate Impulse Control, Generalized Anxiety, Depression and Somatization, Psychotic Processes, and Depressed Withdrawal. Given the high percentage of variance accounted for by the factors, it was concluded that the MMPI and BPI measure the same broad domain of psychopathology.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Changes in MMPI factor scores: norms for the Welsh A and R dimensions from a contemporary normal sample.

Welsh developed scales A (anxiety/maladjustment) and R (repression/control) as measures of two of the underlying dimensions of the MMPI. They are among the most frequently used of the supplemental scales for the MMPI. However, there have been significant changes in MMPI response patterns when profiles from contemporary normal people are compared with the original Minnesota normal sample from which the original MMPI norms were derived more than 40 years ago. Comparable changes are also apparent on scales A and R. New norms based on a large sample (N = 1,408) of contemporary normal people are presented for clinicians and researchers who use scales A and R.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1988

An easily comprehensible MMPI short form for rapid assessment of illiterate patients.

An abbreviation of the MMPI was constructed from a 167-item, highly comprehensible MMPI short form. Scales MF and SI were omitted, and item analyses of data from 101 illiterate patients, who had been read the 167 items, were used to shorten the other scales. Estimation equations for the resulting 79-item test were calculated on MMPI data from 200 psychiatric inpatients, and the new form was compared with the Mini-Mult in literate samples of psychiatric inpatients, psychiatric outpatients, male alcoholics, and male prisoners. Correspondence of the new abbreviated form with the full MMPI was respectable in all groups, and in comparison to the Mini-Mult, there were no strong reasons for preferring one form over the other. The new test was poorer than the Mini-Mult in predicting K and HY, but better in estimating SC. It was concluded that the abbreviation has potential usefulness with cognitively impaired patients.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1988

The validity of the MMPI with multiple sclerosis patients.

Prior research findings have suggested that physical illness is a factor that can affect patients' scores on the MMPI. In this study, responses of patients (N = 83) with diagnosed multiple sclerosis, (MS) were compared with those of the original MMPI control group. MMPI items were categorized as either representing the physical effects of MS or not being related to the physical effects of MS. Item and scale analysis indicated that for MS patients, endorsement of items that reflected the neurological disease process led to artificial elevation of four clinical scales. The authors concluded that physical illness should be considered as an independent factor that can influence the validity of MMPI interpretations.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1989

A comparison of MMPI profile types across standard and contemporary norms.

Changes in mean elevation, dispersion, overall configuration, and code type of well-defined MMPI profiles derived from diagnostic groups with known clinical correlates were examined after transformation using contemporary norms developed by Colligan, Osborne, Swenson, and Offord (1983). A total of 34 MMPI profiles from both Gilberstadt and Duker (1965) and Marks, Seeman, and Haller (1974) were analyzed using contemporary normalized T scores. Results yielded the expected reduction in mean elevation and dispersion about the mean upon transformation to contemporary norms. Linear and contemporary normalized T-score profiles correlated highly with each other and manifested a similar pattern of correlation with Skinner and Jackson's (1978) three modal MMPI types. Similarity in the code types of 94% of the profiles was found. However, the substantial number of order changes in the scales that comprise the code type evident upon transformation highlights the caution and care necessary when one is interpreting MMPI profiles based on contemporary norms. Continued use of original norms together with contemporary norms appears indicated until the full implications of profile and code type differences upon transformation to contemporary norms are understood.

Humans↗
PubMed1989

MMPI F-K index among hospitalized Vietnam veterans.

The F-K index of the MMPI has been used as a marker of symptom overreporting. One population for which previous research has shown this pattern is Vietnam in-country veterans with PTSD. This study assessed the F-K index on 515 inpatients: 329 Vietnam in-country and 186 Vietnam-era patients. Normative data on psychiatric inpatients were presented. Also, a special MMPI subscale (MMPI-PTSD), a measure to identify PTSD among these veterans, was used. Results showed that all Vietnam veterans, especially in-country veterans, overreport symptoms to a high degree. The overall mean for in-country vets was 7.3. Also, when the special MMPI-PTSD subscale was used, a vast majority of in-country veterans who were in the PTSD range had high F-K index scores. Dissimulation as a symptom of PTSD was discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

MMPI personality disorder scales and the MCMI: concurrent validity.

A set of DSM-III personality disorder scales recently were developed for the MMPI. The purpose of the present investigation was to provide data on the concurrent validity of these scales. Scores from both the overlapping and nonoverlapping MMPI personality disorder scales were compared against the criterion of the personality disorder scales of the MCMI in 47 psychiatric patients. In general, the MMPI personality scales correlated significantly with the corresponding MCMI scales. However, the antisocial (ANT), compulsive (CPS), and paranoid (PAR) scales of the MMPI failed to achieve adequate concurrent validity. For the ANT scale, this probably reflects conceptual differences between the Millon (1981) typology that underlies the MCMI and the DSM-III. The PAR scale appears to show some bias toward the assessment of paranoid and suspicious ideation, rather than paranoid personality characteristics.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1989

An external validity study of the MMPI Personality Disorder Scales.

This study examined the external validity of the MMPI Personality Disorder (PD) scales. Patients diagnosed with personality disorders (n = 23), according to a structured interview, were contrasted with medical control subjects and psychiatric patients with no personality disorder (n = 33). The MMPI PD scales could discriminate patients with any personality disorder and patients with specific clusters of personality disorders. Convergent validity was demonstrated by high correlations between the MMPI PD scales and the comparable Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory scales, as well as the number of DSM-III personality disorder symptoms. This study represents a preliminary step in the external validation of the MMPI PD scales.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

MMPI profiles of malingerers diagnosed in pretrial forensic evaluations.

The MMPI has several indices associated with exaggeration of symptomatology, but they have seldom been researched with actual malingering subjects. Based upon interview behavior during pretrial forensic evaluations, samples of malingering (n = 18), psychotic (n = 17), and nonpsychotic (n = 36) criminal defendants were assembled for the present study. Both the malingerers and the psychotics either were untestable or produced incomplete or random MMPIs in about 50% of the cases. Comparisons of remaining profiles revealed significant differences between malingerers and other groups on several MMPI scales and F-K index. Discriminant analysis accurately classified malingerers and psychotics on the basis of MMPI variables. The MMPI may have considerable utility to detect malingering when subjects cooperate with testing.

Expert Testimony↗
PubMed1989

Co-morbidity: lessons learned about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from developing PTSD scales for the MMPI.

Results from efforts to develop and validate PTSD measures are promising, but a "gold standard" has not been achieved. Keane, Malloy, and Fairbank (1984) have developed an MMPI PTSD subscale that has been cross-validated with clinicians' classification of PTSD at acceptable levels of agreement, specificity, and sensitivity. There is, however, room for improvement. Empirical evidence is presented that indicates that the next round of efforts to increase reliability and validity of PTSD measures must account for the presence/absence of co-morbidity (i.e., the simultaneous occurrence of other psychiatric disorders). For example, differences are noted in MMPI group profiles and PTSD scales between psychiatric patients and substance abusers. Second, different MMPI items emerge as indicative of PTSD; these vary as a function of the presence of other Axis I disorders among groups of Vietnam combat veterans who seek treatment for substance abuse. Results substantiate that different MMPI items for classifying PTSD occur with groups that differ in co-morbidity. Improvements in PTSD scale development are more likely when the contributions of pre-existing or subsequently co-occurring psychiatric disorders are taken in account, as well as variations in level of personality maturity. The evidence suggests that a "family" of PTSD scales need to be developed that take into account co-morbidity differences.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1992

Wiggins Content Scales and the MMPI-2.

The omission of the Wiggins Content Scales occurred because of the number of items deleted as well as the addition of items to the MMPI-2. The purpose of this study is to compare scorings of the items on the Wiggins Scales of the MMPI and the items that remain on these scales on the MMPI-2. The scales of Religious Fundamentalism and Authority Conflict appear to be those most seriously affected by the item change on the MMPI-2. The scales Depression and Family Conflict maintained all of their items, and the remaining nine were not found to be statistically different when the two scorings were compared.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

The location of items of the Wiggins Content Scales on the MMPI-2.

The decision to exclude the Wiggins Content Scales from the MMPI-2 has hindered and, in many cases, may have prevented the ability to utilize the data collected over 25 years. There are questions with regard to the interpretation of some of the newer content scales of the MMPI-2, whereas most clinicians feel comfortably familiar, even if not entirely satisfied, with the Wiggins Content Scales of the MMPI. This report identifies the location and direction for scoring of items from the Wiggins Content Scales that appear on the MMPI-2. Preliminary data are presented and recommendations for utilizing these scales are offered.

Humans↗
PubMed1993

Hispanic-white MMPI comparisons: does psychiatric diagnosis make a difference?

Recent research on Blacks or African-Americans in psychiatric settings suggests that Black-White MMPI differences are minimized or eliminated when researchers match or control for key moderator variables, including psychiatric diagnosis. This study attempted to determine whether Hispanic-White MMPI differences are either minimized or eliminated when Hispanics and Whites are matched on three key moderator variables--age, education, and psychiatric diagnosis. Results suggest that even after controlling for these variables, MMPI differences between Hispanics and Whites are evident. Recommendations for culturally sensitive Hispanic MMPI research are presented.

Adult↗
PubMed1994

MMPI-2 profiles of adult children of alcoholics.

This study compared 69 adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) with 30 control college students on scales from the revised MMPI (MMPI-2). ACOA subjects could be differentiated from control subjects on several MMPI-2 scales and two-scale profiles, many of which differentiate alcoholic from nonalcoholic samples. However, the length of time the child had lived in the home with the alcoholic parent and the degree of impairment associated with alcohol abuse in the parent did not moderate these findings. In contrast, MMPI-2 scales that measure impulsive and antisocial behavior did differentiate ACOAs who drank at least once a week from ACOAs who did not report this level of drinking.

Adjustment Disorders↗
PubMed1995

What's in a name? The MMPI-2 PTSD scales.

The MMPI-2 post-traumatic stress disorder scales (PK and PS) were examined with a sample of 96 outpatient anxiety disorder and 97 outpatient traffic accident subjects. PK and PS correlated .96 and showed highly similar correlations with MMPI-2 validity, clinical, content and supplementary scales for both groups, which indicated that these scales are indices of MMPI first-factor variance. This was supported by separate principal components analyses for each group, in which PK and PS contributed the most variance to the first component. Although the groups showed different MMPI-2 mean profiles, neither PK nor PS contributed to discriminant function classification of group members. It is suggested that PK and PS are indices of general emotional distress and maladjustment; implications for their use in diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder were discussed.

Accidents, Traffic↗