MMPI profiles of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Fifty-three patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 43 healthy nonpatient controls completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). All subjects varied in their degree of seropositivity to active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as measured by their anti-early antigen titers. EBV titers were higher among CFS patients and were associated with being more symptomatic. Differences in patient status were associated with statistically significant elevations on 8 of 9 clinical scales, 4 of which also showed clinically significant elevations (T scores > or = 70): scales 1, 2, 3, and 8. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for intervention strategies associated with MMPI-based CFS subtypes.
Schmaling
K B
KB
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98105, USA.
Jones
J F
JF
D000328:Adult; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*