MMPI correlates of a controversial EEG pattern among adolescent psychiatric patients

Relative to adult MMPI studies, few investigations address adolescent correlates of the MMPI. A particularly neglected area of potential importance has been the relationship between adolescent MMPI profiles and electroencephalographic (EEG) disturbances. This study examined EEG recordings, MMPI resu...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1987-11, Vol.43 (6), p.708-714
Main Authors: Ball, John D., Archer, Robert P., Struve, Frederick A., Hunter, John A., Gordon, Raymont A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy - diagnosis
Evoked Potentials
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
MMPI
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Nosology. Terminology. Diagnostic criteria
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Relative to adult MMPI studies, few investigations address adolescent correlates of the MMPI. A particularly neglected area of potential importance has been the relationship between adolescent MMPI profiles and electroencephalographic (EEG) disturbances. This study examined EEG recordings, MMPI results, and psychiatric diagnoses of 99 (49 male; 50 female) psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Because there was a high incidence of 14 and 6 per second positive spike EEG patterns among males, one‐way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were employed to compare MMPI results for 31 males with normal EEG patterns and 17 males with 14 and 6 per second positive spiking. The 14 and 6 per second positive spike EEG signal was related to significantly higher MMPI T score elevations on Hs, PD, and MF. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for both EEG and MMPI interpretations.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198711)43:6<708::AID-JCLP2270430611>3.0.CO;2-F