Overreporting of Closed-Head Injury Symptoms on the MMPI-2.

Berry, David T. R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ523916

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Publication Date: 1995

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Overreporting of Closed-Head Injury Symptoms on the MMPI-2.

Berry, David T. R.; And Others

Psychological Assessment, v7 n4 p517-23 Dec 1995

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) validity scales were compared for 20 nonclinical participants, 18 subjects asked to fake injury, 18 head injury patients not seeking compensation, and 30 compensation-seeking head injury patients. Results suggest that MMPI-2 overreporting scales are sensitive to complaint fabrication and possibly to symptom exaggeration. (SLD)

Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Head Injuries, Neuropsychology, Patients, Personality Measures, Scores, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Test Results, Test Use

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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