Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Cross Examining Psych Doctors - Tip #56-The MMPI Taken at Home
The MMPI-2 is the most frequently used version of the MMPI. The testing manual for the MMPI-2 provides information on the administration of the test, including the required testing conditions on pages 8 through 10 of that manual.
An inspection of page 8 of the testing manual indicates that it reads in part,
“Supervision by a fully qualified professional is essential in using the MMPI-2”
           Page 8 goes on to state,
“It is strongly recommended that the MMPI-2 not be administered without proper supervision and that it not be given to test-takers to complete at home.”
           Page 10 further emphasizes this point when it states,
“To repeat a point made earlier, administration of the MMPI-2 should always be supervised.”
Thus, when a doctor allows the patient to take the MMPI-2 at home, it is not possible to interpret any of the test data obtained as providing any credible information about the patient’s psychological status.

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