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Anderson, Wayne; Bauer, Barbara – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Compared personal characteristics of 80 counseling clients with elevated 2-4 (Depression-Psychiatric Deviate) scales on their Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and 109 clients without elevations. Results indicated that clients with 2-4 elevations were significantly more depressed, had lower self-esteem, and were more likely to come from…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Depression (Psychology), Family Influence, Psychological Patterns

Anderson, Wayne P.; Kunce, Joseph T. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Evaluated the personal adjustment of counseling center clients (N=60) whose highest Sc scale score on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was over 70. Results supported a continued need to delineate more precisely the significance of elevated MMPI scores for nonpsychiatric populations. (LLL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling, Personality Assessment
Ritchey, Kathleen M.; Dixon, David N. – 1992
This study was conducted to assess the effects of incest using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). Women (N=81) seeking counseling for issues related to an incestuous childhood and nonsexually abused adult female counseling clients (N=90) completed the MMPI and a background information questionnaire. The groups were compared by…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Females

Sheppard, Debra; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Examined patient characteristics relevant to treatment outcome by administering Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory to 86 men following admission to a residential alcoholism treatment program. Cluster analyses yielded three subtypes which differed significantly in their rates of treatment completion. Comparison of data to that obtained in…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Dropouts