title: Comparison between the SCL-90-R and MMPI in TMD patients with psychological problems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between the Symptom Checklist-90-Revision (SCL-90-R) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in temporomandibular disorders (TMD) patients with psychological problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjective symptoms, objective signs, and psychological characteristics of 36 TMD patients with psychological problems were analyzed. The symptom severity index (SSI) and craniomandibular index (CMI) were used to assess subjective symptoms and objective signs of patients with TMD, respectively. The SCL-90-R and MMPI were used for psychological evaluation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SSI was not significantly correlated with the CMI in TMD patients with psychological problems, and these indices displayed significant correlations with the SCL-90-R and MMPI in several selected subscales. The results of SCL-90-R had a limited relationship with those of MMPI in these patients. Based on the MMPI diagnosis, the SCL-90-R somatization subscale showed moderate to high sensitivity and specificity, but the SCL-90-R depression subscale showed moderate to low sensitivity and specificity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the limited relationship between the SCL-90-R and MMPI in TMD patients with psychological problems, more comprehensive psychological tests are recommended when clinicians suspect patients with TMD of having accompanying psychological problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: W-K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H-S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kho
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D057189:Checklist; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D057566:Self Report; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000150:complications; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult