title: The MCMI-II as a treatment outcome measure for psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: Recently, the MCMI-II (Millon, 1987) has been introduced as a successor to the MCMI-I (Millon, 1983). This study evaluated the MCMI-II as a treatment outcome measure for psychiatric inpatients. Ninety-eight patients were tested at admission and discharge with the MCMI-II. Changes in mean MCMI-II scores on the basic and pathological personality scales, as well as the moderate and severe symptom scales, were generally congruent with findings from a previous outcome study with the MCMI-I (Piersma, 1986a). However, several differences between the MCMI-II and MCMI-I were noted, which suggests that the MCMI-II will need to be cross-validated as an instrument distinct from the MCMI-I.
authors.affiliation: Pine Rest Christian Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI 49508-6999.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Piersma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy