Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)

 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.