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Differences between Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in Wilderness and Residential Treatment
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Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
Suicide and the MMPI: A Cross-Validation of Predictors.
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Watson, Charles G.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared a suicide-completion group to a psychiatric control sample on the 13 traditional MMPI scales, three experimental item pools, and eight profile patterns earlier described as indicative of suicidal tendencies (N=84). The results argue against the use of the MMPI at this time to predict suicide. (JAC)
Descriptors: Patients, Predictive Validity, Psychiatry, Suicide
MMPI-A Patterns Related to the Endorsement of Suicidal Ideation.
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Archer, Robert P.; Slesinger, David – Assessment, 1999
Studied the relationship between the occurrence of specific Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) basic scale profile patterns and the frequency of endorsement of three items related to suicide ideation. Responses from 348 adolescents with psychiatric disorders show higher basic clinical scale profiles for those endorsing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Mental Disorders, Personality Measures
The MMPI as a Suicide Predictor
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Leonard, C. V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories (MMPI) of 36 patient suicides were compared with two matching control groups. Female suicides differed significantly from all male groups and from both female control groups. These differentiating patterns emerged from a population of voluntary psychiatric patients and would not necessarily be…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Predictor Variables, Research Projects, Sex Differences
Suicide and Natural Death in a State Hospital Population: A Comparison of Admission Complaints, MMPI Profiles, and Social Competence Factors
Ravenborg, Milton R.; Foss, Adeline – J Consult Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Death, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Patients
A Note on the MMPI as a Suicide Predictor.
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Clopton, James R.; Leonard, Calista V. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1978
Comments are offered on a recent article by Leonard on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as a suicide predictor. Her appraisal of former studies and her consideration of the differences among individuals with different suicidal behaviors are critically evaluated. A response from Leonard follows. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Clinical Psychology, Patients, Personality Assessment, Personality Development
Attempted Suicide: The M.M.P.I. Differentiation of Suicidal from Non-Suicidal Depressions.
Sendbuehler, J. M.; And Others – 1979
Distinctions between non-suicidal and suicidal depression were investigated. Epidemiological profiles of depressed patients (40 suicidal and 40 non-suicidal) were matched for sex and age. Independent raters diagnosed each subject according to five classifications of depression. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores for each…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)