MMPI code types and DSM-III diagnoses

Ken R. Vincent, Iliana M. Castillo, Robert I. Hauser, H. James Stuart, Javier A. Zapata, Cal K. Cohn, Gregory J. O’Shanick

Journal of Clinical Psychology · 1983 · 33 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Examined the relationship of the MMPI high-point codes and the diagnostic system of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual III of the American Psychiatric Association. Five psychiatrists reanalyzed the patients' records and rendered a DSM-III diagnosis. In all, 24 code types were identified from the private psychiatric clinic sample (N = 261). The resulting clusters of diagnostic classification are presented, and, additionally, a narrative summation for each code type is given.

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