Association between level of personality organization as assessed with theory-driven profiles of the Dutch Short Form of the MMPI and outcome of inpatient treatment for personality disorder

The association between level of personality organization as assessed by theory-driven profile interpretation of the MMPI (Hathaway & McKinley, 1943) Dutch Short Form and treatment outcome was investigated in a naturalistic follow-up study among 121 psychotherapy inpatients who had been treated...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2014-06, Vol.78 (2), p.160-176
Main Authors: Scholte, Wubbo R, Eurelings-Bontekoe, Elisabeth H M, Tiemens, Bea G, Verheul, Roel, Meerman, Anke, Hutschemaekers, Giel J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clinical outcomes
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatients
Male
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
MMPI
Pathology
Personality
Personality Disorders - psychology
Personality Disorders - therapy
Psychotherapy
Short forms
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
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Summary:The association between level of personality organization as assessed by theory-driven profile interpretation of the MMPI (Hathaway & McKinley, 1943) Dutch Short Form and treatment outcome was investigated in a naturalistic follow-up study among 121 psychotherapy inpatients who had been treated for their severe personality pathology. Treatment outcome was measured with the Brief Symptom Inventory (De Beurs & Zitman, 2006). Personality organization was associated with severity of psychopathology at baseline, the end of treatment, and 36 months after baseline. At 36 months after baseline, all patients except those with the high-level borderline organization profile and the psychotic borderline profile maintained their improvement. Contrary to expectations, (a) personality organization did not differentiate between patients with successful and unsuccessful out-comes, and (b) patients with a neurotic personality organization did not respond better than those with a borderline personality organization. Because of the small N, conclusions are tentative.
ISSN:0025-9284
1943-2828
DOI:10.1521/bumc.2014.78.2.160