The MMPI and closed-head injury

Abstract

This study examined Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profile configuration in matched samples of males (n = 77) and females (n = 25) suffering from closed-head injury. For the males, the mean group high-point was the 5c scale; the mean group high-point for the females was the D scale. For the males, the mean group two-point code was the 8-2 configuration; the mean group two-point code for the females was the 2-3 configuration. The males as a group also scored significantly higher than the females on the Sc scale. The D scale was the most frequently elevated clinical scale and high-point for both groups. The overall pattern of findings also suggested a greater predominance of Hs and Hy two-point code types for the females. The results are discussed in terms of the need to pay critical attention to methodological issues in neuropsychological research and practice.

The symptom checklist-90-revised and mild traumatic brain injury

“…The group with MTBI also differed significantly from the WAD and control groups with respect to the representation of males and females. Given the possibility of sexrelated differences in emotional functioning following TBI [38], this difference between the groups represents a potential limitation to the generalizabilty of the results of this study. Examination of sexrelated differences in emotional functioning following MTBI represents a direction for future research that would have both theoretical and practical importance.…”

The MMPI‐2 in sexual harassment and discrimination litigants

“…It is a paper and pencil test consisting of 567 true-false questions that can be answered by any adult who has a sixth-grade education. It is simple to administer and take and is the most widely used instrument in forensic evaluation (Borum & Grisso, 1995;Keilen & Bloom, 1986;Lees-Haley, Smith, Williams, & Dunn, 1996), including those involving personal injury, emotional harm, workers compensation, pain, and disability (Boccaccini & Brodsky, 1999;Butcher, 1985;Bradley, Prokop, Margolis, & Gentry, 1978;Fordyce, 1979;Keller & Butcher, 1991;Shaffer, 1981;Shaffer, Nussbaum, & Little, 1972;Alfano, Neilson, Paniak, & Finlayson, 1992). One survey of 100 examiners conducting personal injury examinations on adults found that the MMPI was the second most frequently used psychological test, ranking behind the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (Lees-Haley et al, 1996).…”

The psychosocial consequences of motor vehicle accidents

“…For example, several studies have shown that the incidence of emotional problems following acquired brain injuries can be as high as 6O%, particularly in relation to depression and anger (Alfano, Neilson, Paniak, & Finlayson, 1992 ;Brooks, Campsie, Symington, Beattie, & McKinlay, 1986). The incidence of emotional disorders has been found to be slightly lower among those with spinal injuries than among those with brain injuries (Stambrook et al, 1991).…”