Use of the MMPI with brain damaged psychiatric patients

Buchholz, Dennis J.

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“…Gass (1991) extended these findings to the revised MMPI–2. Although these general trends are apparent in the literature, there is no clear “CHI profile” on the MMPI (Buchholz, 1984).…”

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Overreporting of closed-head injury symptoms on the MMPI-2.

Berry¹,

Wetter²,

Baer³

et al. 1995

Psychological Assessment

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) validity scales were compared in 4 groups: nonclinical participants answering under standard instructions (n = 20), nonclinical participants instructed to fake closed-head injury (CHI) symptoms (n = 18), non-compensation-seeking CHI patients (« = 31), and compensation-seeking CHI patients (n = 30). The highest scores on MMPI-2 overreporting scales were obtained by nonclinical participants faking CHI, and significantly higher scores on these scales were obtained by compensation-seeking relative to non-compensation-seeking CHI patients. These results suggest that MMPI-2 overreporting scales are sensitive to fabrication of CHI complaints, and possibly to exaggeration of CHI complaints, although further research is necessary to evaluate the latter hypothesis fully.Closed-head injury (CHI) is currently one of the most common neuropathologies in the United States, resulting annually in an estimated 2 million medically attended injuries, 300,000 hospitalizations, and 75,000 deaths (Kraus & Sorenson, 1994). In addition to the peripheral injuries caused by trauma incurred in accidents producing CHI, neuropsychological (Lovell & Franzen, 1994) and neuropsychiatric (Taylor & Price, 1994) symptoms are quite common. In order to address the psychiatric symptoms of CHI (Prigatano, 1987), assessment of psycho-

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Overreporting of closed-head injury symptoms on the MMPI-2.

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Baer³

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Psychological Assessment

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“…Methodological characteristics leading to statistical and methodological strength and allowing examination of moderators were used to rate each study's overall quality and are based on recommendations from post-TBI personality disturbance studies and methodological reviews (e.g., Arbisi & Ben-Porath, 1999;Buchholz, 1984;Golden & Golden, 2003b;Greiffenstein & Baker, 2001). A total methodological strength score was calculated for each study and divided by the total number of possible points; higher scores represent methodologically stronger studies.…”

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A Meta-Analytic Review of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2nd Edition (MMPI-2) Profile Elevations Following Traumatic Brain Injury

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Psychologists often use the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and, more recently, its successor, the MMPI-2, to assess personality and psychological disturbances following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present meta-analysis examined the pattern of mean Hedges' d values on MMPI-2 validity (L, F, K) and clinical (1-4, 6-0) scales in individuals with TBI. Database keyword searches yielded ten studies providing post-TBI MMPI-2 profiles. Studies were required to include a pure TBI sample, individuals who were ≥18 at injury, and means and standard deviations for most MMPI-2 clinical scales. Analyses showed large effects for MMPI-2 scales F, 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8. Using Q statistics, moderating effects were found for TBI severity on scale 7 and for compensation-seeking/litigation status on scales 1, 2, 3, and 7. No significant effects were found for time post-injury. The available information was insufficient to examine the effect of lesion location, pre-injury personality and psychopathology, or time post-injury for samples with differing injury severities on MMPI-2 profiles. Results suggest that individuals with TBI report significant levels of psychopathology that may be moderated by TBI severity and compensation-seeking/litigation status. Discussion includes a literature critique given the meta-analytic findings and implications for future study of personality following TBI.

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Impact of Cognitive Function on MMPI-2 Validity in Neurologically Impaired Patients

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The Wechsler Memory Scale—Revised (WMS-R), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Invcntory-2 (MMPI-2) were completed by 88 outpatients at a neuropsychology clinic who had diagnoses of central nervous system dysfunction. Extent of IQ, memory, or attention impairment were associated with elevations on MMPI-2 validity scales. Magnitude of estimated IQ loss separated valid from invalid profile groups more clearly than did obtained Full Scale IQ. Nonresponsivity to item content is probable when the patient scores below 70 on the WMS-R Memory or Attention/Concentration indexes, or earns a WAIS-R IQ that falls 20 points or more below expected premorbid level. These effects appear to be relatively independent of the patient's measured reading or intellectual levels. The MMPI-2 appears to provide valid information about the emotional status of patients with moderate and mild neurocognitive impairment.

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Use of the MMPI with brain damaged psychiatric patients

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

Overreporting of closed-head injury symptoms on the MMPI-2.

Overreporting of closed-head injury symptoms on the MMPI-2.

A Meta-Analytic Review of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2nd Edition (MMPI-2) Profile Elevations Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Impact of Cognitive Function on MMPI-2 Validity in Neurologically Impaired Patients

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