Development and Use of the MMPI-2 Content Scales

MMPI-2 is the first major revision of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the most widely used clinical personality instrument. This volume describes the new content scales and provides information on their internal consistency, external validity, and clinical use. Annotation copyright

Butcher-Prof of psychology, Univ of Minnesota

Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. He received his doctoral training at the University of Minnesota and has been involved extensively in MMPI research for the past 24 years. He is a co-developer of the MMPI-2-RF and co-author of test manuals and numerous books, book chapters and articles on the MMPI test. His recent book, Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF provides detailed and practical instruction for interpreting the MMPI-2-RF, the most recent version of the MMPI for adults. He is Associate Editor of Psychological Assessment, and a member of the editorial board of several psychology journals. His clinical practice involves consulting to agencies that screen candidates for public safety positions and conducting criminal court ordered forensic psychological evaluations.

Williams is associate professor of epidemiology in the School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.

John R. Graham, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology at Kent State University. A recognized authority on the MMPI, MMPI-2, and MMPI-A, Dr. Graham was a key contributor to the development of MMPI-2 and the MMPI-A. He is the author of The MMPI: A Practical Guide (oxford
University Press, 1977, 1987) and the co-author of Psychological Testing, Development and Use of the MMPI-2 Content Scales, and MMPI-A Content Scales: Assessing Pyschopathology in Adolescents.