Yossef S. Ben-Porath

James N. Butcher

W. Grant Dahlstrom

John R. Graham

Beverly Kaemmer

Auke Tellegen

Since its publication in 1989, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) has assisted clinicians in the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods. <a href="/digital-solutions/telepractice/telepractice-and-the-mmpi-2.html"><strong>Guidance on using this test in your telepractice.</strong></a> <strong>The MMPI-3 is now available! <a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008228">Learn more here.</a></strong>

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory®-2  is the most widely used and researched test of adult psychopathology. Assisting diagnosis of mental disorders and selection of appropriate treatment methods, the MMPI®-2 test meets mental health professional assessment needs.

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			<h4>A New Norm: The MMPI-3 is now available! Try it now with a <a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008228.html?tab=resources">free trial</a></h4>

			<h3>Individual MMPI-2 products can be ordered on their respective pages:</h3>

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				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008174">Extended Score Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008166">Adult Clinical Interpretive Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008150">Forensic Settings Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008063">Personnel Interpretive and Adjustment Rating Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008175">Manual Scoring and Administration Materials</a></strong></li>
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			<h4>A New Norm: The MMPI-3 is now available!</h4>

			<h3>Individual MMPI-2 products can be ordered on their respective pages:</h3>

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				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008174">Extended Score Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008166">Adult Clinical Interpretive Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008150">Forensic Settings Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008063">Personnel Interpretive and Adjustment Rating Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008175">Manual Scoring and Administration Materials</a></strong></li>
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			<p>Relevant to a range of&nbsp;applications, the MMPI-2 instrument&nbsp;assists with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods.</p>

			<h3>Link to the Specific MMPI-2 Reports &amp; Materials Pages</h3>

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				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008174">Extended Score Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008166">Adult Clinical Interpretive Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008150">Forensic Settings Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008063">Personnel Interpretive and Adjustment Rating Reports</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="http://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/translations-permissions" target="_blank">Translated Materials</a></strong></li>
				<li><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008175">Manual Scoring and Administration Materials</a></strong></li>
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			<h3>Users &amp; Applications</h3>

			<p>The test can be used to help:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Assess major symptoms of social and personal maladjustment.</li>
				<li>Identify suitable candidates for high-risk public safety positions.</li>
				<li>Give a strong empirical foundation for a clinician&#39;s expert testimony.</li>
				<li>Assess medical patients and design effective treatment strategies, including chronic pain management.</li>
				<li>Evaluate participants in substance abuse programs and select appropriate treatment approaches.</li>
				<li>Support college and career counseling recommendations.</li>
				<li>Provide valuable insight for marriage and family counseling.</li>
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			<h3>Scales</h3>

			<p><a class="text-primary-link" href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-scales.pdf" target="_blank">View list of scales</a></p>

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			<h3>Psychometric Information</h3>

			<p>The MMPI-2 normative samples consist of&nbsp;1,138 males and 1,462 females, ages 18-80, from diverse geographic regions and communities across the United States.</p>

			<h4>MMPI-2 Non-Gendered Norms</h4>

			<p>Non-gendered T scores appear in the Revised Personnel System, 3rd Edition Reports, the Reports for Forensic Settings, and the Extended Score Report. It is possible to suppress the non-gendered T scores in printing these reports. A test monograph covering the development and use of the non-gendered norms is available.</p>

			<h4>MMPI-2 Non-K-Corrected Norms</h4>

			<p>A profile of non-K-corrected T scores is available only in the Extended Score Report. It is provided in addition to the standard K-corrected Validity and Clinical Scales Profile. It is possible to suppress the non-K-corrected T scores when printing the Extended Score Report.&nbsp;<a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2- k-and-non-kt-scores-bib.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to link to a selected bibliography on MMPI-2 non-K-corrected T scores</a>.</p>
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						<h4>Telepractice</h4>

						<p>Find out how to use this test in your telepractice.</p>

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			<h3>Training</h3>

			<p>These training slides provide an overview of the MMPI-2, including a description of the scales comprising the test, as well as information about the materials available to score and interpret test results.</p>

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				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/introduction-to-mmpi-2.pdf" target="_blank">Introduction to MMPI-2</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/interpretation-of-mmpi-2-validity-scales.pdf" target="_blank">Interpretation of MMPI-2 Validity Scales</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/interpretation-of-mmpi-2-clinical-scales.pdf" target="_blank">Interpretation of MMPI-2 Clinical Scales</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-rc-scales.pdf" target="_blank">The MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-content-supplementary-psy5.pdf" target="_blank">Interpretation of MMPI-2 Content, Supplementary, and PSY-5 Scales</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-interpretive-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">MMPI-2 Interpretive Strategy</a></li>
				<li><a href="/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/mmpi-2/mmpi-2-computerized-scoring-and-interpretation.pdf" target="_blank">MMPI-2- Computerized Scoring and Interpretation</a></li>
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Training

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			<p><strong>2001 Manual:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/butcher-james.html" target="_blank">James N. Butcher, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/graham-john.html" target="_blank">John R. Graham, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/benporath-yossef.html" target="_blank">Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/tellegen-auke.html" target="_blank">Auke Tellegen, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/dahlstrom-w.html" target="_blank">W. Grant Dahlstrom, PhD</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/kaemmer-beverly.html" target="_blank">Beverly Kaemmer</a>, Coordinator for the Press</p>

			<p><strong>2003 RC Scales Test Monograph:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/tellegen-auke.html" target="_blank">Auke Tellegen, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/benporath-yossef.html" target="_blank">Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/mcnulty-john.html" target="_blank">John L. McNulty, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/arbisi-paul.html" target="_blank">Paul A. Arbisi, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/graham-john.html" target="_blank">John R. Graham, PhD</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/kaemmer-beverly.html" target="_blank">Beverly Kaemmer</a></p>

			<p><strong>2009 FBS Test Monograph:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/benporath-yossef.html" target="_blank">Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/graham-john.html" target="_blank">John R. Graham, PhD</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/tellegen-auke.html" target="_blank">Auke Tellegen, PhD</a></p>

			<p><strong>MN Reports Author:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="/professional-assessments/products/authors/butcher-james.html" target="_blank">James N. Butcher, PhD</a></p>

			<h3>Translated Materials</h3>

			<p>For more information on translated materials, visit the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/translations-permissions" target="_blank">University of Minnesota Press</a></p>

			<p><a href="http://www.upress.umn.edu/test-division/to-order" target="_blank">Permissions and Research</a></p>
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Resources

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			<h3>Report Options</h3>

			<p><a name="extended"></a><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008174" style="">Extended Score Report</a></strong></p>

			<p>This report presents the following MMPI-2 scales:</p>

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				<li>Validity and Clinical Scales &mdash; profiled</li>
				<li>Non-K-corrected Validity and Clinical Scales &mdash; profiled (optional)</li>
				<li>Clinical Subscales (Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion subscales) &mdash; scale scores reported only</li>
				<li><a href="/campaign/mmpi-2-rc-scales.html">Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales &mdash; profiled</a></li>
				<li>Content Scales &mdash; profiled</li>
				<li>Content Component Scales &mdash; scale scores reported only</li>
				<li>Supplementary Scales (includes the PSY-5 Scales) &mdash; profiled</li>
			</ul>

			<p>Critical items and omitted items are also provided.</p>

			<p><strong>Note.</strong>&nbsp;The Basic Service Report was discontinued in 2010.</p>

			<p><a name="adult clinical"></a><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008166"><strong>The Minnesota Report: Adult Clinical System, 4th Edition Interpretive Report</strong></a></p>

			<p>Provides a comprehensive psychological picture of a client. This report presents the following MMPI-2 scales:</p>

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				<li>Validity and Clinical Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Content Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Supplementary Scales profiled with alcohol/drug scales interpreted</li>
				<li>PSY-5 Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Superlative Self-Presentation Scale reported only</li>
				<li>Clinical Subscales (Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion Subscales) reported only</li>
				<li>Content Component Scales reported only</li>
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			<p>Lists of critical items and omitted items are also provided.</p>

			<p>In addition, the report provides an objective narrative assessment of your client&#39;s responses and compares the profile data to data from setting-specific research samples. The settings that are considered in the interpretation are:</p>

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				<li>Outpatient Mental Health</li>
				<li>Inpatient Mental Health</li>
				<li>General Medical</li>
				<li>Chronic Pain</li>
				<li>Correctional</li>
				<li>College Counseling</li>
				<li>Alcohol &amp; Drug Treatment</li>
			</ul>

			<p>The narrative report contains the following sections: Profile Validity, Symptomatic Patterns, Profile Frequency, Profile Stability, Interpersonal Relations, Diagnostic Considerations, and Treatment Considerations.</p>

			<p><a name="personnel interp"></a><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008063">The Minnesota Report: Revised Personnel System, 3rd Edition Interpretive Report</a></strong></p>

			<p>This report presents the following MMPI-2 scales:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Validity and Clinical Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Content Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Supplementary Scales profiled with alcohol/drug scales interpreted</li>
				<li>PSY-5 Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Superlative Self-Presentation Scale reported only</li>
				<li>Clinical Subscales (Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion Subscales) reported only</li>
				<li>Content Component Scales reported only</li>
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			<p>In addition, the report compares the profile data to data from occupation-specific research samples and provides occupation-specific mean profiles. The occupations that are considered in the interpretation are:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Nuclear Power Facility</li>
				<li>Law Enforcement</li>
				<li>Airline Pilots</li>
				<li>Medical and Psychology Students</li>
				<li>Firefighters/Paramedics</li>
				<li>Seminary Students</li>
				<li>Other</li>
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			<p><strong>Note:&nbsp;</strong>Air Traffic Controller was discontinued in 2001.</p>

			<p>The narrative report contains the following sections: Profile Validity, Personal Adjustment, Interpersonal Relations, Profile Frequency, Contemporary Personnel Base Rate Information, Profile Stability, Possible Employment Problems, Content Themes, and Work Dysfunction Items.</p>

			<p><a name="personnel adjustment"></a><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008063" style="">The Minnesota Report: Revised Personnel System, 3rd Edition Adjustment Rating Report</a></strong></p>

			<p>This report presents the following MMPI-2 scales:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Validity and Clinical Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Content Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Supplementary Scales profiled with alcohol/drug scales interpreted</li>
				<li>PSY-5 Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Superlative Self-Presentation Scale reported only</li>
				<li>Clinical Subscales (Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion Subscales) reported only</li>
				<li>Content Component Scales reported only</li>
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			<p>In addition, the report rates the applicant on five important work-related dimensions: Openness to Evaluation, Social Facility, Addiction Potential, Stress Tolerance, and Overall Adjustment. Content themes and specific Work Dysfunction items are also reported.</p>

			<p><a name="forensics"></a><strong><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008150">The Minnesota Report: Reports for Forensic Settings</a></strong></p>

			<p>Each report in this series presents the following MMPI-2 scales:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Validity and Clinical Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Content Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Supplementary Scales profiled with alcohol/drug scales interpreted</li>
				<li>PSY-5 Scales profiled and interpreted</li>
				<li>Superlative Self-Presentation Scale reported only</li>
				<li>Clinical Subscales (Harris-Lingoes and Social Introversion Subscales) reported only</li>
				<li>Content Component Scales reported only</li>
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			<p>Lists of omitted items and Gass Head Injury items (Personal Injury Neurological setting only) are also provided.</p>

			<p>In addition, this report series is customized for six forensic settings. Each of the reports provides an objective narrative assessment of your client&#39;s responses and compares the profile data to data from setting-specific research samples. The settings are:</p>

			<ul>
				<li>Child Custody</li>
				<li>Personal Injury</li>
				<li>Personal Injury (Neurological)</li>
				<li>Pre-trial Criminal</li>
				<li>General Corrections</li>
				<li>Competency/Commitment</li>
			</ul>

			<p>The narrative includes the following sections: Profile Validity, Symptomatic Patterns, Profile Frequency, Profile Stability, Interpersonal Relations, Mental Health Considerations, and Setting-Specific Considerations.</p>

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			<h3>Scoring and/or Reporting Options</h3>

			<p><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008160" target="_blank">Q-global&trade; Web-based Administration, Scoring, and Reporting</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Enables you to quickly assess and efficiently organize examinee information, generate scores, and produce accurate comprehensive reports all via the Web.</p>

			<p><a href="/store/en/usd/p/P100008016">Q Local&trade; Scoring and Reporting Desktop Software</a>&nbsp;- Enables you to score assessments, report results, and store and export data on your computer.</p>

			<p>Hand Scoring &ndash; Administer assessments on answer sheets and score them yourself with answer keys and profile/record forms.</p>
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