This book is a comprehensive overview of the MMPI/MMPI-2 and its interpretation. In a single source, the book provides an introduction to basic issues in the development and administration of the MMPI as well as a step-by-step procedure for interpreting the test. Additionally, the author discusses the use of the MMPI/MMPI-2 with special groups and it reviews the use and interpretation of critical items, special scales, and short forms. Summaries of empirical research are included in each chapter to illustrate the bases for interpretations. Offers an extended discussion of assessing validity. Uses case studies to illustrate interpretations. Provides a discussion of the use of MMPI/MMPI-2 with adolescents, the aged, and ethnic minorities. Written by an outstanding authority on the MMPI/MMPI-2. For any practicing clinician or psychologist.
Roger L. Greene is a Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in Palo Alto University in Palo Alto CA. Dr. Greene has worked in a variety of clinical settings and with different types of patients in his clinical career. His particular area of interest clinically is in the assessment and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. He has written a number of texts and articles on the use of the MMPI-2 both clinically and forensically. His most recent book, The MMPI-2/MMPI-2-RF: An Interpretive Manual (3rd ed.) will be published in October 2010. He recently received the Bruno Klopfer award from the Society for Personality Assessment for lifetime contributions to the field of personality assessment. His books on the MMPI-2 have been among the standard references for over two decades.
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