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MMPI correlates of affective disorders
Author(s) -
Silver Reuben J.,
Isaacs Kathryn,
Mansky Peter
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198110)37:4<836::aid-jclp2270370426>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , personality , social psychology
Compared 24 unipolar depressives with 24 chronic intermittent depressives on the MMPI. The mean profiles did not differ significantly. However, an MMPI clinician was able to sort the profiles, at an above‐chance level, into two groups. The rules for such classification are stated. The results are contrasted with the findings of significant differences between unipolar and bipolar depressives. The hypothesis is offered that unipolar and chronic depressives may not differ on severity of symptomatology.