MMPI, MMPI-2 and PTSD: Overview of scores, scales, and profiles

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-183

  Lyons, Judith A ^a,c   Wheeler Cox, Trilby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; MMPI; MMPI 2; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENTAL STRESS; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032963171     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024710803042     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Albrecht, N. N., Talbert, F. S., Albrecht, J. W., Boudewyns, P. A., Hyer, L. A., Touze, J., & Lemmon, C. R. (1994). A comparison of MMPI and MMPI-2 in PTSD assessment. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 578-585.
2. Butcher, J. N., Dahlstrom, W. G., Graham, J. R., Tellegen, A., & Kaemmer, B. (1989). MMPI-2 Manual for administration and scoring. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
3. Edwards, D. W., Morrison, T. L., & Weissman, H. N. (1993). The MMPI and MMPI-2 in an outpatient sample: Comparisons of code types, validity scales, and clinical scales. Journal of Personality Assessment, 61, 1-18.
4. Fairbank, J. A, Keane, T.M., & Malloy, P.F. (1983). Some preliminary data on the psychological characteristics of Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorders. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51, 912-919.
5. Fairbank, J. A., McCaffrey, R. J., & Keane, T. M. (1985). Psychometric detection of fabricated symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 142, 501-503.
6. Gregg, G. R., & Parks, E. D. (1995). Selected Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 scales for identifying women with a history of sexual abuse. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 183, 53-56.
7. Hathaway, S. R., & McKinley, J. C. (1951). Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: Manual for administration and scoring. New York: Psychological Corporation.
8. Keane, T. M., Malloy, P. F., & Fairbank, J. A. (1984). Empirical development of an MMPI subscale for the assessment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 888-891.
9. Lees-Haley, P. R. (1992). Efficacy of MMPI-2 validity scales and MCMI-II modifier scales for detecting spurious PTSD claims: F, F-K, Fake Bad Scale, Ego Strength, Subtle-Obvious Subscales, DIS, and DEB. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48, 681-688.
10. Litz, B. T., Penk, W. E., Walsh, S., Hyer, L., Blake, D.D., Marx, B., Keane, T. M., & Bitman, D. (1991). Similarities and differences between MMPI and MMPI-2 applications to the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Personality Assessment, 57, 238-253.
11. Lyons, J. A. & Keane, T. M. (1992). Keane PTSD Scale: MMPI and MMPI-2 update. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 5, 111-117.
12. Lyons, J. A., Gerardi, R. J., Wolfe, J., & Keane, T. M. (1988). Multidimensional assessment of combat-related PTSD: Phenomenological, psychometric and physiological considerations. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3, 373-394.
13. Miller, H. R., Goldberg, J. O., & Streiner, D. L. (1995). What's in a name? The MMPI-2 PTSD scales. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51, 626-631.
14. Munley, P. H. (1991). A comparison of MMPI-2 and MMPI T-scores for men and women. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 47, 87-91.
15. Munley, P. H., Bains, D. S., Bloem, W. D., & Busby, R. M. (1995). Post-traumatic stress disorder and the MMPI-2. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 8, 171-178.
16. Munley, P. H., & Zarantonello, M. M. (1990.) A comparison of MMPI profile types with corresponding estimated MMPI-2 profiles. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 46, 803-811.
17. Schlenger, W. E., & Kulka, R. A. (1987, August). Performance of the Keane-Fairbank MMPI Scale and other self-report measures in identifying posttraumatic stress disorder. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York.
18. Strassberg, D. S. (1991). interpretive dilemmas created by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 13, 53-59.
19. Ward, L. C. (1992). Charting the differences between MMPI and MMPI-2 profiles. VA Practitioner, 9,(7), 65-68.
20. Wetter, M. W., Baer, R. A., Berry, D. T. R., Robison, L. H., & Sumpter, J. (1993). MMPI-2 profiles of motivated fakers given specific symptom information: A comparison to matched patients. Psychological Assessment, 5, 317-323.
21. Wetzel, R. D. & Yutzy, S. (1994). Effect of reducing cut-off scores on Keane's Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Scale. Psychological Reports 75, 1296-1298.
22. Wise, E. A. (1996). Diagnosing posttraumatic stress disorder with the MMPI clinical scales: A review of the literature. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 18, 71-82.