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PubMed1990

Accuracy of the MMPI in identifying multiple personality disorder.

A number of previous studies have delineated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) characteristics in patients with multiple personality. To test the accuracy of the MMPI in identifying such patients, the authors blindly rated 63 MMPIs as being either multiple personality or not. The over-all hit rate for the entire sample was 71.4%, with a 68% hit rate for correctly identified patients with multiple personality. These hit rates compare favorably with the hit rates in similar studies of other psychiatric disorders and further demonstrate the clinical usefulness of the MMPI in the diagnosis of multiple personality.

Borderline Personality Disorder↗
PubMed1990

MMPI comparisons of Hispanic- and white-American veterans seeking treatment for alcoholism.

Scores of 29 Hispanic- and 46 white-American alcoholics, who voluntarily sought psychiatric treatment for their alcoholism, were compared on the MMPI. It was hypothesized that Hispanic-American alcoholics would be better adjusted than white alcoholics on the validity and clinical scales of the MMPI. The hypothesis was supported, with Hispanic-Americans obtaining significantly lower scores than white veterans on the Pd, Mf, and Si scales. Hispanic and white patients did not differ on the remaining MMPI scales. The mean two-point code for Hispanic subjects was 2-8 (Depression-Schizophrenia) and for white patients 8-2 (Schizophrenia-Depression).

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1992

Hispanic-American MMPI research (1949-1992): a comprehensive bibliography.

The purpose of this article is twofold. The first is to outline key events in the history of Hispanic MMPI research. Since 1949, researchers have documented the MMPI performance of Hispanic-Americans in a variety of clinical and nonclinical settings. The second purpose is to present a comprehensive bibliography of Hispanic MMPI research by research setting. A total of 86 studies are listed in this bibliography.

Hispanic or Latino↗
PubMed1993

F Scale elevation and PTSD MMPI profiles.

MMPI profiles for 87 PTSD veteran inpatients were classified and studied according to MMPI F Scale elevation. Mean MMPI profiles and frequency of high two-point code types were studied for different levels of F Scale elevation. Similar mean profile configurations were found for subgroups with F > or = 70 with Scales 2 and 8 appearing as the two highest clinical scales. For F < 70 the configuration was different in that Scale 8 was not one of the two highest scales. The 2-8/8-2 high two-point code was the modal high two-point code for the total sample but the relative frequency of high two-point codes did vary somewhat within and across levels of F Scale elevation.

Adult↗
PubMed2000

MMPI-2 scores of Puerto Rican, Mexican, and U.S. Latino college students: a research note.

In this brief report, we present MMPI-2 basic validity and clinical scale data of Latino-descent persons from Puerto Rico (n = 290), Mexico (n = 1,920), and the United States (n = 28). All were administered one of three Spanish translations of the MMPI-2. A review of the mean scores of these respective groups indicates similarities across all scales. Differences among these three groups, with the exception of the Mf scale (which is keyed to sex), were well within the one standard deviation band. More importantly, these findings are promising given the fact that three different translations of the MMPI-2 were applied.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

MMPI-A performance of African and Mexican American adolescent first-time offenders.

54 African and Mexican American adolescent first-time offenders were examined with the MMPI-A to evaluate ethnic differences. Multivariate analyses by ethnicity and MMPI-A scales (validity, clinical, content, and supplementary scales) were not significant; however, there was a significant univariate difference where African American adolescents scored significantly higher on the Repression scale than the Mexican American group. A greater percentage of within-normal-limits profiles were African American (50%) than Mexican American (25%). Research and clinical implications for using the MMPI-A with these groups are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

Desirability of old and new MMPI-2 items.

Desirability ratings and endorsements are significantly lower for new MMPI-2 items than for MMPI-2 items that initially appeared on the MMPI. Interpretation of the findings is uncertain because different samples rated the desirability of the old and new items. Ratings of all items by a single sample are required.

Attitude↗
PubMed2006

False assumptions about psychopathology, hysteria and the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales.

The MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical scales rest on the common behavioral assumption that consistent items can be added to assess all psychopathologies. This may be the case for some unitary symptoms such as anxiety or anger, but not for complex diagnostic conditions such as Hysteria, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. These are better understood with a psychodynamic formulation. Psychodynamic theory assumes that internal conflicts and contradictions are a significant feature of many psychopathologies. For example, the new MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical scales eliminated a measure of hysteria. The RC3 Cynicism scale is not an improvement over the MMPI-2 Hysteria scale, as the new scale serves as an example of a failure of the behaviorism to account for complex psychopathology. Making scales more internally consistent and distinct from each other has not produced more external validity and useful measures for many of the psychopathologies found in clinical practice.

Diagnosis, Differential↗
PubMed1984

Effects of lateralized brain damage on factor scales of the MMPI.

The present study examined the effects of lateralized brain damage on factoral scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Twenty subjects (ten with left hemisphere brain damage, ten with right hemisphere brain damage) closely matched on age, education, race and sex variables were administered the MMPI. t-tests on four factorial scales of the MMPI were computed between groups. None of the factor scale comparisons were statistically significant. Theoretical implications are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1985

Age and education do not affect the Caudality (Ca) Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI).

Age and education effects on the Caudality (Ca) Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) were investigated. The MMPI was administered to a sample of 33 lateralized (21 = right hemisphere, 12 = left hemisphere) brain damaged subjects. Demographic data were obtained from hospital records and cross-checked with the subjects. The MMPI profiles were computer scored and Ca Scale t scores were computed. Ca Scale score correlations were computed separately for left and right hemisphere groups for both age and education. All correlations failed to meet conventional standards for statistical significance. Clinical implications are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1989

A review of four MMPI indices which differentiate between organicity and schizophrenia.

Reviewed studies investigating the internal and external validity of four MMPI indices differentiating between schizophrenia and CNS disorders were contrasted and critiqued. Two types of test construction methods were identified as development procedures for the indices discussed, which were the item and profile analysis approaches. Although the indices developed by the profile analysis method proved more accurate in separating patients into the two diagnostic categories, hit rates were consistently affected by the degree of overlapping symptomatology between diagnostic sample groups. Variable hit rates reported for each of the indices ultimately lead one to question the MMPI's clinical utility for distinguishing patients presenting mixed organic and schizophrenic symptoms. Results from several studies converged on the conclusion that these MMPI indices measured a general degree of disturbance factor rather than schizophrenia or organicity.

Brain Diseases↗
PubMed1992

Attention deficit disorder, alcoholism, and drug abuse: MMPI correlates.

Earlier research had demonstrated that alcoholics with attention deficit disorder residual type (ADDRT) differ from other alcoholics on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of drug abuse on the relationship of ADDRT and alcoholism as reflected on the MMPI. Groups of 48 male alcoholics, 28 ADDRT alcoholics, 25 ADDRT alcohol and drug abusers and 18 alcohol and drug abusers were all administered the MMPI. Significant differences were found between the alcoholic and ADDRT alcoholic groups on scales Pd, Sc, Si, F, and K. For the ADDRT alcohol and drug abusers versus the alcohol and drug abuser groups, they differed on scales K, Hs, D, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si, F, K, and L.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1988

Psychopathology of opiate addiction: comparative data from the MMPI and MCMI.

The MMPI and MCMI were administered to 163 former opiate addicts who were being maintained in a methadone program affiliated with an urban hospital. Highest group mean MMPI scores were found for Psychopathic Deviate, Depression, Hypomania, and Hysteria. For the MCMI, highest group mean clinical syndrome scores were found for Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, and Dysthymia; highest personality disorder scores were found for Antisocial, Narcissistic, Histrionic, and Paranoid. The MCMI Drug Abuse Scale identified only 49% of subjects as having a recurrent or recent history of drug abuse. Frequency and factor analyses documented the heterogeneity of the population with respect to clinical syndromes, as well as the prevalence of personality disorders (86% had elevations on MCMI Personality Scales). Factor and correlational analyses did not provide strong evidence of similar factor structure or convergent validity of the MMPI and MCMI with this population.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Comparison of minor and severe head injury emotional sequelae using the MMPI.

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was administered to 73 patients with traumatic brain injury to objectively evaluate emotional status. Profile analysis indicated that many patients were suffering from emotional disturbance. Higher distress levels were evident among those with minor head injury relative to severe head injury. Observed MMPI profiles for these two head injury groups were consistent with previous research and expectations related to the typical consequences of the post-concussion syndrome. The potential value of the MMPI with the head injury population as well as the need for cautious interpretation and integration of impressions derived from other sources is discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

The MMPI as a predictor of retention in a therapeutic community for heroin addicts.

Prediction of dropout from therapeutic community treatment for heroin addiction is of interest, given that premature termination is the norm. Previous literature indicted a negative association between elevation on various MMPI scales and dichotomized measures of retention, as well as other outcome indices. The present study examined the predictive relationship between pretreatment MMPI scores and a continuous measure of retention. Results indicated that the MMPI could significantly differentiate groups staying less than and more than 20 d in treatment, but had no power to predict to more precise ranges of retention.

History, 16th Century↗
PubMed1989

The MMPI profiles of narcotics addicts. I. A review of the literature.

This paper reviews three approaches to using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in the assessment of narcotics addicts' psychopathology. Two approaches examine the relationship of MMPI profiles to established sociodemographic or psychiatric typologies; the third pertains solely to MMPI-derived personality typologies. Findings from the research literature are presented and their implications for clinical assessment and treatment are discussed.

Heroin Dependence↗
PubMed1987

[The sibling status effects and the personality scales of the MMPI].

The purpose of this study is to find out if the personalities of siblings are similar or different. Subjects used were Doshisha University students and members of their families, provided those families had only two children. Altogether 29 pairs of boys and their younger brothers, 47 pairs of boys and their younger sisters, 44 pairs of girls and their younger brothers, and 51 pairs of girls and their younger sisters were given the MMPI individually. Sibling status effects were found in many of the MMPI scores according to the type of sibling dyads and birth order, especially for the sibling dyad of elder brother and younger sister. Personality relationships between the first and second child showed that there were significant correlations in many MMPI scales: L, K, Pd, Pa, Pt, Sc, Si, Conflict resolution, Manifest anxiety, Repression-Sensitization, and Hostility. Among the four types of sibling dyad, the pairs of girls and their younger brothers showed the highest correlation in their personality.

Birth Order↗