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The Use of the MMPI-2 for the Assessment of Depressive and Psychotic Disorders

Scott Wetzler

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ali Khadivi

Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

R. Kevin Moser

Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Considering the normative changes incorporated into the MMPI-2 and the introduction of content scales, this study examined its usefulness for the diagnosis and assessment of depression and psychosis in a heterogeneous sample of 264 psychiatric inpatients. We examined the mean group profiles and diagnostic efficiency of single scales at specified cutoff scores for these conditions. We also conducted cross-validated stepwise regression using all the basic and content scales as well as hierarchical regression examining the incremental validity of the basic and content scales. In general, the MMPI-2 profiles were found to be sensitive to group differences and the derived regression equations proved to be stable and fairly good at classification; but single scales were less useful for diagnosis. Changes in norms made the MMPI-2 more specific than the MMPI, and the introduction of new content scales offered considerable additional clinical information and incremental validity.

Key Words: MMPI-2 • depression • psychosis • psychological assessment • self-report tests

Assessment, Vol. 5, No. 3, 249-261 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/107319119800500305
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