Convergent and discriminant validity of the MCMI-II and MMPI personality disorder scales.

Abstract

Validity of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II) and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) personality disorder scales was examined using multitrait-multi-method procedures and factor analyses. Effects of item overlap were also examined by conducting analyses using both overlapping and nonoverlapping scales. Eighty psychiatric inpatients, most of whom had an Axis II personality disorder, were administered the MCMI-II and MMPI