MMPI-2 profiles in traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injured patients

This study investigated the relationship of type of onset of disability to the MMPI-2 profiles of 73 spinal cord patients receiving comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation. Participants were divided into three onset groups: non-traumatic, passive-traumatic, and active-traumatic (active and passive participation in the injury). A 2 x 3 factorial MANOVA (gender and onset) with age as a covariate was performed on the MMPI-2 profiles. A main effect for gender (scales D and MAC-R) was found. The medical and functional impairments common to the onset subtypes suggest a somato-psychic direction in psychological adjustment.