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Figure Drawing Size as an Index of Depression and MMPI Depression Scores in Normal Adults
Gravitz, Melvin A. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Emotional Adjustment, Mental Disorders, Personality Assessment
Methodological Considerations in the Assessment of Depression in Alcoholics.
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Hesselbrock, Michie N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared three instruments assessing depression in alcoholics: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression scale (MMPI D), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The number of subjects who were diagnosed as "depressed" varied considerably according to the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Comparative Testing, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests
Interpretive Accuracy of Two MMPI Short Forms with Geriatric Patients.
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Newmark, Charles S.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Assessed and compared the interpretive accuracy of the standard Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and two MMPI short forms with a sample of geriatric psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric teams evaluated the accuracy of the interpretation. Standard form interpretations were rated significantly greater than the interpretations…
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Comparative Testing, Geriatrics, Institutionalized Persons
The Utility of a Measure of Aggression in Differentiating Abusing Parents from Other Parents who are Experiencing Familial Disturbance.
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Plotkin, Ron C.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Discussed the utility of a measure of aggression using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Although child abusers significantly differed from a distressed and socioeconomic status-matched group on this scale, a discriminative analysis on the scale failed to adequately differentiate the groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Testing
MMPI Correlates of Affective Disorders.
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Silver, Reuben J.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1981
Compared unipolar depressives with chronic intermittent depressives on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Results indicated mean profiles did not differ significantly, however, an MMPI clinician was able to sort the profiles into two groups. Hypothesizes that unipolar and chronic depressives may not differ on severity of…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Psychology, Comparative Testing
The Relationship between the Overcontrolled-Hostility Scale and the MMPI 4-3 High-Point Pair.
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Walters, Glenn D.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Investigated the relationship between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 4-3 high-point pair and the Overcontrolled-Hostility (O-H) scale in prisoners, psychology clinic outpatients, and inpatients at a state hospital. Results suggested the O-H scale and the 4-3 high-point pair are correlated and seem to measure the same types of…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Testing, Personality Measures