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MMPI profiles of rheumatic fever adolescents and adults
Author(s) -
Stehbens James A.,
Ehmke Dorothy A.,
Wilson Berry K.
Publication year - 1982
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(198207)38:3<592::aid-jclp2270380320>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , rheumatic fever , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , personality , social psychology
MMPI elevations for adolescent and adult groups ( N = 162) who had experienced rheumatic fever (RF) were generally lower than Mayo Clinic norms, particularly on scales K, 1, 2, 3, and 6. Significant age effects on Scales F, 3, 4, 8, and 9 confirm previous findings that adolescent groups score higher on the MMPI. Contrary to expectation, patients who had not experienced carditis as part of their RF scored significantly higher than carditis patients on scales 2, 3, and 4. The results are discussed from a chronic disease perspective.