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Prediction of recovery for closed‐head‐injured adults: An evaluation of the MMPI, the adaptive behavior scale, and A “Quality of Life” rating scale
Author(s) -
Walker David E.,
Blankenship Virginia,
Ditty Jeffrey A.,
Lynch Kevin P.
Publication year - 1987
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(198711)43:6<699::aid-jclp2270430610>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , psychology , rating scale , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , rehabilitation , adaptive behavior , developmental psychology , psychiatry , personality , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Twenty‐five closed‐head‐injured adults (24 males, 1 female; M age = 28.8 years) were classified as “recovered” if they had returned to work, school, or a sheltered workshop for which pay was received and “non‐recovered” if they did not meet these criteria. Current status was compared with MMPI, Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS), and “Quality of Life” Rating Scale (QLRS) scores at time of entry into a rehabilitation program. The “non‐recovered” group was significantly higher on the P D (Psychopathic deviate) scale. No differences were found between groups on the Sc (Schizophrenia) or K (Validity) scales. The “recovered” group was significantly higher on the ABS Economic Activity domain and significantly lower in the Violent & Destructive, Antisocial, Rebelliousness, Untrustworthiness, Stereotyped Behavior & Odd Mannerisms, and Psychological Disturbance behavior domains. The self‐ratings (QLRS) of the “nonrecovered” subjects were significantly more distinct from the ratings made by their relatives or significant others than were those of the “recovered” subjects.