title: Concordance between two personality disorder instruments with psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: Eighty-two psychiatric inpatients received axis II diagnoses on the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-1)--a self-report instrument--and the Structured Interview for DSM-III Personality (SIDP). Those two instruments were then compared in terms of personality disorder categories and trait-scores (dimensions). Essentially, with the exception of the borderline category, concordance between the two instruments was poor on all scales. Bayesian statistics confirmed the obtained results. The adequacy of the MCMI-I as an index of DSM-III personality disorders is questioned.
authors.affiliation: NH and MRC Schizophrenia Research Program, Royal Park Hospital, Parkville, Australia.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gazis
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics