Citation

Cukrowicz KC, Reardon ML, Donohue KF, Joiner TE. Assessment 2004; 11(2): 145-151.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee 32306-1270, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15171462

Abstract

This study examined the relation between elevation of the infrequency (F) scale on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and the classification of psychological disorders as chronic or acute in an outpatient mental health setting. MMPI-2 and clinician rating data at time of intake were considered for 158 adult patients from an outpatient clinic. The results indicate that elevation on the F scale is associated with more chronic disorders even after the influence of other variables, such as age and comorbidity of other disorders, is statistically accounted for These results are discussed in terms of the utility and incremental validity of including the F scale as part of diagnostic screening.

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