Efficacy of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II in Discriminating Mental Health Patients With and Without Suicidal Ideation
Titel:
Efficacy of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II in Discriminating Mental Health Patients With and Without Suicidal Ideation
Auteur:
Lall, Rakesh Bongar, Bruce Johnson, W. Brad Jain, Vijay K. Mittauer, Mark W.
Verschenen in:
Military psychology
Paginering:
Jaargang 11 (1999) nr. 4 pagina's 423-432
Jaar:
1999-10-01
Inhoud:
A total of 42 mental health clinic patients with suicidal ideation and 89 patients with- out suicidal ideation were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-I1 (MCMI-11; Millon, 1987). All participants were active duty military personnel. A total of 15 MCMI-I1 scale elevations were significantly different between the 2 groups. A pair of discriminant analyses, the 1st utilizing all 25 MCMI-I1 scales, and the 2nd with only the 13 MCMI-I1 personality scales, produced comt classification rates of 80.92% and 75.57%, respectively. A total of 6 of 7 MCMI-I1 suicide items significantly differentiated suicidal ideation and nonsuicidal ideation groups. Results of this study offer initial support for the utility of the MCMI-I1 as a potential screening device for suicidal ideation.