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Selected MMPI-2 scales' ability to predict premature termination and outcome from psychotherapy. 1997

S M Chisholm, and J H Crowther, and Y S Ben-Porath

Department of Psychology, Kent State University, OH 44242, USA.

Research examining the MMPI's ability to predict premature termination has yielded discrepant findings. This may be due, in part, to previous operational definitions of premature termination and extensive analysis on inadequately sized samples. This study addressed both methodological issues. This study examined MMPI-2 clinical Scales 2, 4, and 7 and content scales DEP, ASP, ANX, and TRT as predictors of premature termination and psychotherapeutic outcome in 86 adult clients seeking services at a university-based clinic. Premature termination was operationalized as therapists' ratings of clients' readiness for termination. Psychotherapeutic outcome was operationalized as therapists' ratings of the clients' progress in therapy goals, improvement in global psychopathology, improvement in current functioning, and global improvement. None of MMPI-2 scales predicted readiness for termination. However, significant associations were found between specific MMPI-2 scales and three of the four outcome ratings, with the content scales emerging as better predictors. The implications of these findings are discussed to help guide future research in this area.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D008950	MMPI	A personality inventory consisting of statements to be asserted or denied by the individual. The patterns of response are characteristic of certain personality attributes.	Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
D010352	Patient Dropouts	Discontinuance of care received by patient(s) due to reasons other than full recovery from the disease.	Dropout, Patient,Dropouts, Patient,Patient Dropout
D011237	Predictive Value of Tests	In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test.	Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D011613	Psychotherapy	A generic term for the treatment of mental illness or emotional disturbances primarily by verbal or nonverbal communication.	Psychotherapies
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults