New directions in interpreting the millon clinical multiaxial : inventory-III (MCMI-III) / edited by Robert J. Craig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craig, Robert J., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

New Directions in Interpreting the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory, edited by a leading MCMI researcher and featuring contributions from internationally renowned scholars in personality assessment, presents new methods of interpretation and new clinical applications for this classic objective measure of personality. This dynamic new handbook discusses issues related to the effect of culture on MCMI-III results and controversies regarding its forensic applications, and presents research related to the MCMI-III's diagnostic power with regard to diagnosis and malingering.

Contents:

New Directions in Interpreting the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III); Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: New Directions in MCMI Interpretation; Chapter 1: The MCMI-III Facet Subscales; Chapter 2: Diagnosing Personality Disorder Subtypes with the MCMI-III; Chapter 3: Alternative Interpretations for the Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Compulsive Personality Disorder Scales of theMCMI-III; Chapter 4: Combined Use of the PACL and MCMI-III to Assess Normal Range Personality Styles

Chapter 5: Issues in the Assessment of Personality Disorders and Substance Abusers with the MCMI Chapter 6: International Uses of the MCMI: Does Interpretation Change?; Part II: Newer Applications with the MCMI-III; Chapter 7: Using the MCMI-III for Treatment Planning and to Enhance Clinical Efficacy; Chapter 8: Use of the MCMI-III with Other Personality Inventories; Chapter 9: Forensic Application of the MCMI-III in Light of Current Controversies; Part III: Continuing Controversies; Chapter 10: Assessing Response Bias with the MCMI Modifying Indices

Chapter 11: Validity of the MCMI-III in the Description and Diagnosis of Psychopathology Chapter 12: The Diagnostic Efficiency of the MCMI-III in the Detection of Axis I Disorders; Chapter 13: On the Decline of MCMI-Based Research; Chapter 14: Using Critiques of the MCMI to Improve MCMI Research and Interpretations; Appendix A: Diagnoses Associated with MCMI Codes Types; Appendix B: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Bibliography; About the Editor; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610276714

9781280276712

1280276711

9780471727217

0471727210

OCLC:

475936346