Acute psychiatric inpatients (N = 451) in a state hospital were given the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) as part of the routine admission procedures. Previous factor analytic research with the SCL-90 had focused primarily on outpatients. Principal component factor analysis resulted in nine factors that differ somewhat from factors found in previous research with psychiatric outpatients. Eight of the nine factors were found to be reliable using coefficient alpha. Explanations for differences in factor structure between outpatients and inpatients had to do with differing degrees and kinds of symptoms. One implication of these results is that making judgments about symptom patterns of psychiatric inpatients based on outpatient data is questionable. Future directions of research are suggested.

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A sample of 80 male offenders charged with premeditated murder were divided into five personality types using MMPI scores. A hierarchical clustering procedure was used with a subsequent internal cross-validation analysis using a second sample of 80 premeditated murderers. A Discriminant Analysis resulted in a 96.25% correct classification of subjects from the second sample into the five types. Clinical data from a mental status interview schedule supported the external validity of these types. There were significant differences among the five types in hallucinations, disorientation, hostility, depression, and paranoid thinking. Both similarities and differences of the present typology with prior research was discussed. Additional research questions were suggested.

A multidimensional analysis of the mental health of counselors Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, Athens. teractive models.

Investigated racial differences in MMPI responding by comparing samples of black and white males charged with murder (N = 160). Mancova was used to control statistically for the effects of intelligence on racial differences. Prior to the use of Mancova blacks had significantly higher scores on F and MA. When the effects of intelligence were controlied F and MA were no longer significantly different for blacks and whites. However, with black and white Ss equated on IQ, significant differences emerged on the K and SI scales. These results indicate that construction of separate black and white norms for violent offenders is premature. More research is needed on variables that affect individual differnces on the MMPI.