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Suicide and the MMPI: A cross‐validation of predictors
Author(s) -
Watson Charles G.,
Klett William G.,
Walters Carol,
Vassar Patricia
Publication year - 1984
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(198401)40:1<115::aid-jclp2270400120>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , clinical psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , psychometrics , psychiatry , personality , medical emergency , social psychology , medicine
Compared a suicide‐completion group to a psychiatric control sample on the 13 traditional MMPI scales, three experimental item pools, and eight profile patterns earlier described as indicative of suicidal tendencies ( N = 84). Also compared the frequencies with which the groups endorsed each of the 566 MMPI items. The number of resulting significant differences was less than chance. The results argue against the use of the MMPI to predict suicide at this time.