New Directions in Interpreting the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471727217
• Artikelnr.: 37341579

Autorenporträt

ROBERT J. CRAIG, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the VA Chicago Health Care System's Outpatient Drug Abuse Program (West Side Division). He is the author of Interpreting Personality Tests (Wiley), plus seven other books. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and a Fellow in the Society for Personality Assessment.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors. Introduction. Part I: New Directions in MCMI Interpretation. 1. The MCMI-III Facet Subscales (Seth D. Grossman and Cristian del Rio). 2. Diagnosing Personality Disorder Subtypes with the MCMI-III (Roger D. Davis and Michael J. Patterson). 3. Alternative Interpretations for the Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Compulsive Personality Disorder Scales of the MCMI-III (Robert J. Craig). 4. Combined Use of the PACL and MCMI-III to Assess Normal Range Personality Styles (Stephen Strack). 5. Issues in the Assessment of Personality Disorders and Substance Abusers with the MCMI (Patrick M. Flynn). 6. International Uses of the MCMI: Does Interpretation Change? (Gina Rossi and Hedwig Sloore). Part II: Newer Applications with the MCMI-III. 7. Using the MCMI-III for Treatment Planning and to Enhance Clinical Efficacy (Jeffrey J. Magnavita). 8. Use of the MCMI-III with Other Personality Inventories (Robert J. Craig). 9. Forensic Application of the MCMI-III in Light of Current Controversies (Frank J. Dyer). Part III: Continuing Controversies. 10. Assessing Response Bias with the MCMI Modifying Indices (R. Michael Bagby and Margarita B. Marshall). 11. Validity of the MCMI-III in the Description and Diagnosis of Psychopathology (Andrew G. Ryder and Scott Wetzler). 12. The Diagnostic Efficiency of the MCMI-III in the Detection of Axis I Disorders (Paul Gibeau and James Choca). 13. On the Decline of MCMI-Based Research (Robert J. Craig and Ronald E. Olson). 14. Using Critiques of the MCMI to Improve MCMI Research and Interpretations (Louis Hsu). Appendix A: Diagnoses Associated with MCMI Code Types. Appendix B: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory Bibliography. About the Editor. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Contributors. Introduction. Part I: New Directions in MCMI Interpretation.
1. The MCMI-III Facet Subscales (Seth D. Grossman and Cristian del Rio). 2.
Diagnosing Personality Disorder Subtypes with the MCMI-III (Roger D. Davis
and Michael J. Patterson). 3. Alternative Interpretations for the
Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Compulsive Personality Disorder Scales of the
MCMI-III (Robert J. Craig). 4. Combined Use of the PACL and MCMI-III to
Assess Normal Range Personality Styles (Stephen Strack). 5. Issues in the
Assessment of Personality Disorders and Substance Abusers with the MCMI
(Patrick M. Flynn). 6. International Uses of the MCMI: Does Interpretation
Change? (Gina Rossi and Hedwig Sloore). Part II: Newer Applications with
the MCMI-III. 7. Using the MCMI-III for Treatment Planning and to Enhance
Clinical Efficacy (Jeffrey J. Magnavita). 8. Use of the MCMI-III with Other
Personality Inventories (Robert J. Craig). 9. Forensic Application of the
MCMI-III in Light of Current Controversies (Frank J. Dyer). Part III:
Continuing Controversies. 10. Assessing Response Bias with the MCMI
Modifying Indices (R. Michael Bagby and Margarita B. Marshall). 11.
Validity of the MCMI-III in the Description and Diagnosis of
Psychopathology (Andrew G. Ryder and Scott Wetzler). 12. The Diagnostic
Efficiency of the MCMI-III in the Detection of Axis I Disorders (Paul
Gibeau and James Choca). 13. On the Decline of MCMI-Based Research (Robert
J. Craig and Ronald E. Olson). 14. Using Critiques of the MCMI to Improve
MCMI Research and Interpretations (Louis Hsu). Appendix A: Diagnoses
Associated with MCMI Code Types. Appendix B: Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory Bibliography. About the Editor. Author Index. Subject Index.