Instructions for Finding out if an MMPI-2 T-Score is Possible - Cross-Examining Psych Doctors, TIp #77

As I mentioned in Tip #56, the MMPI-2 is the most frequently used version of the MMPI.  In this regard, you should examine the MMPI-2 scores provided by the doctor in their report to determine if the scores are possible for the patient based on their gender.  The numbers within the table appearing on pages 54 and 55 of the MMPI-2 testing manual contain all of the possible T-Scores that can be gotten on the MMPI-2.  Those tables are reproduced in my newsletter from May, 2010, available for download at my website, www.DrLeckartWETC.com.  Once you have determined that the doctor has reported a score that is not possible it is reasonable to conclude the doctor has made a monumental error in the scoring and/or the reporting of the patient’s MMPI-2 scores.  Clearly, in this instance something is serious amiss with the doctor’s methodology.  However, regardless of how this error was made, it is obvious that such an error constitutes a substantial flaw in the doctor’s report.