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Divergent Thinking Abilities across the Schizophrenic Spectrum and Other Psychological Correlates
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Rodrigue, Amanda L.; Perkins, David R. – Creativity Research Journal, 2012
The literature on the connection between psychopathology and creativity is vast and recent research has focused on the relationship between the schizophrenic spectrum and creativity. The schizophrenic spectrum includes genetically related disorders that share certain symptom features. It has been suggested that schizotypal personality disorder, a…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Problem Solving
How Useful Are Indices of Personality Pathology when Assessing Domestic Violence Perpetrators?
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Gibbons, Peter; Collins, Marjorie; Reid, Corinne – Psychological Assessment, 2011
There has been considerable debate about profiling personality pathology when assessing and treating male perpetrators of domestic violence (DV). This study used the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) to explore the severity and diversity of male perpetrator personality pathology and response bias in a group of DV perpetrators being…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Family Violence, Mental Disorders, Psychopathology
Violent Behaviors in Drug Addiction: Differential Profiles of Drug-Addicted Patients with and without Violence Problems
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Fernandez-Montalvo, Javier; Lopez-Goni, Jose J.; Arteaga, Alfonso – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This study explored the prevalence of violent behaviors in patients who are addicted to drugs. A sample of 252 addicted patients (203 male and 49 female) who sought outpatient treatment was assessed. Information on violent behaviors, sociodemographic factors, consumption factors (assessed by the European version of the Addiction Severity Index…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Violence, Drug Addiction, Psychopathology
Use of MCMI Subtle and Obvious Subscales to Detect Faking.
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Wierzbicki, Michael – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1993
College students (n=241) completed Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) under different instructional sets. Found index of differential endorsement of subtle and obvious MCMI items to discriminate more strongly than MCMI Validity Scale between subjects instructed to answer honestly and subjects instructed to fake good, fake bad, or portray…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Personality Problems, Psychopathology
Associations Among the MCMI-II Clinical Syndrome Scales and the MMPI-2 Clinical Scales.
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Blais, Mark A.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
The relationship among the nine clinical syndrome scales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II) and clinical scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was studied with 108 psychiatric inpatients. Results indicate convergent validity of only the MCMI-II Axis I scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Diagnostic Tests
A PTSD Scale for the MCMI.
Choca, James P.; And Others – 1987
A post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scale for the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) was developed using an outpatient sample consisting of 45 clients meeting criteria for the PTSD syndrome in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III), and an equal number of matched controls. The scale was derived empirically by…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Measures (Individuals), Medical Evaluation
The Factor Structure of SCL-90 and MCMI Scale Scores.
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Strauman, Timothy J.; Wetzler, Scott – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1992
Scale-level factor analyses are reported for 2 self-report measures of psychopathology, the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90) and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI), using 130 psychiatric inpatients and outpatients. Used separately, the measures offer limited interpretability of scale profiles. Their combined use permits differentiation…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing