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Dominic A Carone1, Yossef S Ben-Porath
1a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , SUNY Upstate Medical University , Syracuse , NY 13210 , USA.
The Clinical Neuropsychologist
|June 27, 2014
Summary
Even with severe dementia, a patient demonstrated consistent responding on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF). This challenges assumptions about cognitive impairment and test reliability in dementia assessment.
Area of Science:
- Psychological Assessment
- Neuropsychology
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is widely used for personality assessment, with a focus on response validity.
- Research on MMPI validity often examines symptom over/under-reporting, but response consistency (reliability) is also crucial.
- Clinicians often hesitate to use MMPI-2 or MMPI-2-RF with dementia patients due to perceived cognitive limitations impacting reliable responding.
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