title: Predictive validity of the MMPI-2 clinical, PSY-5, and RC scales for therapy disruptive behavior.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Impulsive acts, parasuicidal behavior, and other therapy disruptive incidents occur frequently in the treatment of patients with personality disorders and increase the risk that patients will drop out of treatment.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the predictive validity of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) and Psychopathology Five (PSY-5) Scales for therapy disruptive behavior and compared them with the original clinical scales.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using an inventory, the treatment staff recorded the therapy disruptive behavior of 104 patients with personality disorders who were receiving inpatient psychotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both the RC and the PSY-5 scales predicted several categories of therapy disruptive behavior, and both scales predicted more categories of therapy disruptive behavior than the original clinical scales. Anger outbursts were predicted especially well by a combination of two of the RC scales.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The information about the MMPI-2 obtained in this study may be helpful in case formulation when initiating inpatient treatment for patients with personality disorders.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Mental Health Care, Pro Persona, Ede, The Netherlands. w.scholte@propersona.nl
authors.forename: Wubbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scholte
authors.forename: Bea G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Tiemens
authors.forename: Roel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verheul
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meerman
authors.forename: Jos
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egger
authors.forename: Giel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hutschemaekers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000503:physiopathology; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008950:MMPI / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome