title: MCMI-III as a treatment outcome measure for psychiatric inpatients.
abstract: The Million Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) recently was introduced to replace and update the MCMI-II. A sample of 97 psychiatric inpatients were administered the MCMI-III shortly following admission, and again 7-10 days later. Changes in the personality and symptom scales generally paralleled those found in previous work with the MCMI-II, although the mean retest interval was considerably shorter than in the earlier study. However, some differences between the two instruments were observed, confirming the need for ongoing cross-validation work on the MCMI-III as an instrument that is distinct from the MCMI-II.
authors.affiliation: Pine Rest Christian Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Piersma
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Boes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome