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MMPI-2 and MCMI-III characteristics of parental competency examinees
Rebecca Vauter Stredny1, Robert P Archer, John A Mason
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA. rebecca.stredny@csh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
Abstract:
The MMPI-2 (Butcher et al., 2001) and the MCMI-III (Millon, Davis, & Millon, 1997) may contribute to understanding psychological functioning in parental competency examinees. In this study, we sought to identify MMPI-2 and MCMI-III characteristics of this population. We collected data regarding 127 individuals who underwent court-ordered parental competency evaluations. Although test results were generally consistent with findings from the child custody literature, MMPI-2 results indicated the highest Validity scale elevation on the L scale in contrast to the K scale elevations that have often been reported in the custody literature.
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