Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)

J.N. Butcher, G. Dahlstrom, J.R. Graham & A. Tellegen

The MMPI-2 remains the most widely used and widely researched test of adult psychopathology.

Numerous Uses

The MMPI-2 test’s normative sample and extensive research base help make it the gold standard in assessment for a wide variety of settings. The test can be used to help:

• Assess major symptoms of social and personal maladjustment.

• Identify suitable candidates for high-risk public safety positions. Support classification, treatment, and management decisions in criminal justice and correctional settings.

• Give a strong empirical foundation for a clinician’s expert testimony.

• Assess medical patients and design effective treatment strategies, including chronic pain management.
• Evaluate participants in substance abuse programmes and select appropriate treatment approaches.

• Support college and career counselling recommendations.

• Provide valuable insight for marriage and family counselling.

 Key Features

• Descriptive and diagnostic information relevant to today’s clients. Tailored reports present interpretive information for specific settings to help meet a wide range of needs.

• Nationally representative normative sample. Normative sample consists of 1,138 males and 1,462 females between the ages of 18 and 80 from several regions and diverse communities within the U.S.

• Flexible administration and scoring. The test can be administered in several formats: traditional paper-and-pencil, audiocassette or CD recording, and computer.

• Abbreviated format. The first 370 items of the test can be administered to obtain scores for validity indicators L, F, and K and the 10 clinical scales. The full MMPI-2 test must be administered to obtain scores  for all the validity indicators, the content scales, and the supplementary scales.