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

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.

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.

Contributors.Introduction.Part I: New Directions in MCMI Interpretation.1. The MCMI-III Facet Subscales (Seth D. Grossman andCristian del Rio).2. Diagnosing Personality Disorder Subtypes with the MCMI-III(Roger D. Davis and Michael J. Patterson).3. Alternative Interpretations for the Histrionic, Narcissisticand Compulsive Personality Disorder Scales of the MCMI-III(Robert J. Craig).4. Combined Use of the PACL and MCMI-III to Assess Normal RangePersonality Styles (Stephen Strack).5. Issues in the Assessment of Personality Disorders andSubstance 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 EnhanceClinical 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 CurrentControversies (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 ofPsychopathology (Andrew G. Ryder and Scott Wetzler).12. The Diagnostic Efficiency of the MCMI-III in the Detectionof Axis I Disorders (Paul Gibeau and James Choca).13. On the Decline of MCMI-Based Research (Robert J. Craigand Ronald E. Olson).14. Using Critiques of the MCMI to Improve MCMI Research andInterpretations (Louis Hsu).Appendix A: Diagnoses Associated with MCMI Code Types.Appendix B: Millon Clinical Multiaxial InventoryBibliography.About the Editor.Author Index.Subject Index.