title: The Mezzich MMPI regression formula revisited.
abstract: In a sample of depressed psychiatric inpatients, the Mezzich regression formula, based on five MMPI scales, correlated moderately with clinicians' judgments and yielded few false negative diagnoses in identifying patients with unipolar Major Depressive Disorder, but was less effective in eliminating false positives.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis