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MMPI, MMPI‐2 and PTSD: Overview of scores, scales, and profiles
Author(s) -
Lyons Judith A.,
WheelerCox Trilby
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/a:1024710803042
Subject(s) - minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , malingering , psychology , clinical psychology , psychometrics , posttraumatic stress , psychiatry , personality , social psychology
A number of issues should be considered when applying profile interpretations and subscales derived from the original MMPI. These issues and the overall utility of the MMPI‐2 for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) evaluations are summarized. The Keane PTSD scale is found to be an effective tool for differential diagnosis when a cut‐off score of 28 is used. The Schlenger PTSD scale warrants additional study. Various MMPI‐2 validity scales are useful in detecting malingering, but concurrence regarding cut‐off scores is lacking. The 2‐8/8‐2 MMPI PTSD profile does not emerge as consistently on the MMPI‐2 as it did on the MMPI, due to the frequent elevation of scale 7 on the MMPI‐2.