Correspondence of MMPI and MMPI-2 with chemically dependent patients

J Clin Psychol. 1996 Sep;52(5):589-97. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199609)52:5<589::AID-JCLP15>3.0.CO;2-A.

Abstract

One hundred (39 women and 61 men) hospitalized substance abusers were administered the MMPI and MMPI-2. The correspondence of T-Scores, Codetypes, and MAC/MAC-R scores were analyzed. Results showed that the MMPI-2 produced profiles that were consistent with previous research on the MMPI with substance abusers. However, the relationship between MMPI and MMPI-2 T-scores appeared complex and varied across individual scales for both men and women. Codetype congruence was 38% for one, two, and three-point code-types. Well-defined codetypes accounted for 30% of the profiles. MAC/ MAC-R raw scores were different for men but not for women. Codetypes established for the MMPI may not be fully transferable to the MMPI-2 in a substance abusing population.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alcoholism / classification
  • Alcoholism / diagnosis
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Cross-Over Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • MMPI / standards
  • MMPI / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Substance-Related Disorders / classification
  • Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis*