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The MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical Scales in the Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Disorders
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Wolf, Erika J.; Miller, Mark W.; Orazem, Robert J.; Weierich, Mariann R.; Castillo, Diane T.; Milford, Jaime; Kaloupek, Danny G.; Keane, Terence M. – Psychological Assessment, 2008
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) Restructured Clinical Scales (RCSs) in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) receiving clinical services at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Study 1 included 1,098 men who completed the MMPI-2 and were…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Construct Validity, Test Validity, Psychopathology
Retrospective Ratings of ADHD Symptoms Made at Young Adulthood by Clinic-Referred Boys with ADHD-Related Problems, Their Brothers without ADHD, and Control Participants
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Loney, Jan; Ledolter, Johannes; Kramer, John R.; Volpe, Robert J. – Psychological Assessment, 2007
Retrospective childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are required to diagnosis adult ADHD, but the validity of self-rated symptoms across time is questionable. Here, boys with ADHD-related problems, their brothers without ADHD, and former schoolmates rated themselves during young adulthood for ages 9, 14, and 19.…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Examiners, Young Adults, Validity
Normal Personality Assessment in Clinical Practice: The NEO Personality Inventory.
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Costa, Paul T.; McCrae, Robert R. – Psychological Assessment, 1992
The NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI) is described as a measure of five factors of personality and its use in clinical assessment and treatment practice is reviewed. Data from 17 adult men and women show links between NEO-PI scales and other measures of psychopathology. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure
Reliability of the Revised Psychopathy Checklist in Substance Abuse Patients.
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Alterman, Arthur I.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
One month test-retest reliability of the Revised Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R) was examined in 88 methadone-maintained males, along with effects of increased information about patients on PCL-R scores and diagnostic derivations. Test-retest reliabilities are quite good. Other findings also confirm potential utility of the PCL-R for research. (SLD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Diagnostic Tests
Enhancing the Precision of the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Application of Item Response Theory.
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King, Daniel W.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1993
Item response theory and the graded response model were used to examine measurement qualities of the Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, with data from 2,348 veterans (participants in the National Vietnam Veteran's Adjustment Study). Implications for improved assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder are…
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Item Response Theory
MMPI-2 Negative Treatment Indicators Content and Content Component Scales: Clinical Correlates and Outcome Prediction for Men with Chronic Pain.
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Clark, Michael E. – Psychological Assessment, 1996
The utility of the Negative Treatment Indicators Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Content and Content Components scales was evaluated using 113 men treated for chronic pain. Correlates for this patient sample were similar to those of the normative sample. Negative treatment scores may be used to indicate emotional stress. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Response, Males
A Dimensional Approach to the Assessment of Social Competence in Boys.
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Frankel, Fred; Myatt, Robert – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Only the Social Withdrawal and Social Competence subscales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) tapped a Social Competence factor in common with Social Competence subscales from a parent rating scale (Social Skills Rating System) and a scale (Pupil Evaluation Inventory) for teachers. Mothers of 93 boys (aged 7 to 11 years) completed the CBCL.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Assessment