Clinical utility of the MMPI-A content scales and Harris-Lingoes subscales in the assessment of suicidal risk factors in psychiatric adolescents

This study of 143 inpatient adolescents (68 boys and 75 girls) investigated the clinical utility of the MMPI‐A in assessing suicidal risk factors by examining the unique contribution of the content scales and Harris–Lingoes subscales beyond what is provided by the basic clinical scales. The results...

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Published in:Journal of clinical psychology 1998-02, Vol.54 (2), p.191-200
Main Authors: Kopper, Beverly A., Osman, Augustine, Osman, Joylene R., Hoffman, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Antisocial Personality Disorder - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Children & youth
Depression - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Midwestern United States
MMPI
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Techniques and methods
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Summary:This study of 143 inpatient adolescents (68 boys and 75 girls) investigated the clinical utility of the MMPI‐A in assessing suicidal risk factors by examining the unique contribution of the content scales and Harris–Lingoes subscales beyond what is provided by the basic clinical scales. The results of the regression analyses indicated that for boys, the Depression, Psychopathic Deviate, and Hypomania scales; Alienation and Anxiety content scales; and Subjective Depression, Self Alienation, Imperturbability, and Amorality Harris–Lingoes subscales contributed significantly to the prediction of suicide probability. For girls, the Depression, Psychopathic Deviate, and Hypomania scales; Family Problems, Conduct Problems, School Problems, Depression, and Social Discomfort content scales; and the Subjective Depression, Self Alienation, Psychomotor Acceleration, and Imperturbability Harris–Lingoes subscales contributed significantly to the prediction of suicide probability. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 191–200, 1998.
ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199802)54:2<191::AID-JCLP8>3.0.CO;2-V