Correspondence of the MMPI and the MMPI-168 with intestinal bypass surgery patients.
Explored the degree of correspondence between the MMPI-168 and the standard form MMPI in a sample of 161 female intestinal bypass surgery patients. The MMPI-168 was extracted from the standard form, and appropriate comparisons indicated high correspondence at the group level; however, considerable differences between the two forms emerged in analyses of individual profile pairs. Although evidence for its use as a screening device to identify those individuals who may be experiencing significant psychological problems is offered, the analyses indicated that the two forms should not be considered equivalent in this setting.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008950:MMPI; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*