A Multiphasic Personality Schedule (Minnesota): III. the Measurement of Symptomatic Depression

Hathaway, Starke R.; McKinley, J.

doi:10.1080/00223980.1942.9917111

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“…Presence of depression and/or anxiety is determined by a T-score ≥ 70. Hathaway and McKinley (1942) offer reliability coefficients of .77 for scale 2 and .74 for scale 7.…”

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Anorexia and Depression: Depressive Comorbidity in Anorexic Adolescents

García-Alba¹

2004

Span. J. Psychol.

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Frequently, depression is a concomitant pathology in anorexia nervosa. To verify this, we carried out a comparative case/control study with 50 anorexic patients, restricting-type (ANP), 50 depressed patients (DP) and 50 non-patients (NP), aged between 13 and 16. We used the Rorschach Test and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and compared the results to parent's observations collected from the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Results showed two clearly different groups among participants: ANP with depression (36%) and ANP without depression (64%). This seems to indicate that depression is not a core element in anorexic disorders. However, we also observed a significant increase in the MMPI scale 2, which was probably related to starvation and weight loss. We confirmed the absence of general anxiety in the ANP group and obtained differences between depressive symptoms and those derived from coping deficit disorders. The discussion emphasizes the importance of using several tests to reduce bias in results and conclusions. Keywords: anorexia nervosa, depression, assessment, adolescents, Rorschach Test, MMPI La depresión es, frecuentemente, una patología concomitante con la anorexia nerviosa. Para verificarlo, se diseñó un estudio comparativo con 50 pacientes anoréxicas, tipo restrictivo (ANP), 50 deprimidas (DP) y 50 no pacientes (NP), de edades comprendidas entre los 13 y 16 años. Se utilizaron el Test de Rorschach y el Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), comparándose los resultados con las observaciones de los padres, recogidas de forma estandardizada a través del Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Los resultados obtenidos mostraron la existencia de dos grupos claramente diferenciados: ANP con depresión (36%) y ANP sin depresión (64%). Por lo tanto, parece que la depresión no es nuclear en la patología anoréxica. No obstante, se apreció un aumento significativo de la escala 2 del MMPI, probablemente consecutivo a la inanición y pérdida de peso. Además, en el grupo ANP se ha constatado la ausencia de ansiedad generalizada. También se encontraron diferencias entre el síndrome depresivo y las alteraciones derivadas de la indefensión social. Igualmente, se ha subrayado la importancia de investigar con distintos tests, para evitar sesgos en los resultados y conclusiones.

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“…Presence of depression and/or anxiety is determined by a T-score ≥ 70. Hathaway and McKinley (1942) offer reliability coefficients of .77 for scale 2 and .74 for scale 7.…”

Section: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (Mmpi)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Anorexia and Depression: Depressive Comorbidity in Anorexic Adolescents

García-Alba¹

2004

Span. J. Psychol.

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“…Studies of the internal consistency of the SDS have found Cronbach alpha coefficients in excess of 0.80 (Schaefer et al, 1985;Tanaka-Matsumi & Kameoka, 1986). Schaefer et al (1985) found better criterion-related validity for the SDS than for either the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1967), or the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression Scale (Hathaway & McKinley, 1942). SDS scores range between 20 and 80, and Zung (1965) recommended the following clinical cut-offs: less than 41 (not depressed), 41-47 (mildly depressed), 48-55 (moderately depressed), and greater than 55 (severely depressed).…”

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The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural Australian women

Day

Kane

Roberts

2003

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Two interventions aimed at preventing depressive symptoms in women living in Western Australian rural communities were evaluated against a no-intervention control condition. The standard intervention was based upon traditional cognitive-behaviour treatments for depression; the experimental intervention was based upon prevention strategies derived from the learned helplessness model of depression (e.g. Peterson, Maier, & Seligman, 1993). Seventy-six women were randomly assigned to either the standard or the experimental group, and a further 20 women formed a no-intervention control group. The standard group showed a reduction in depressive symptoms at post-test, but no effects at 6-week or 6-month follow-ups. In contrast, a reduction in depressive symptoms did not appear for the experimental group until the 6-week follow-up at which time a less depressive attributional style was also evident; these effects were even more pronounced at the 6-month follow-up. The no-intervention control group showed no changes across time. It is argued that these results support the applicability of prevention strategies based on the learned helplessness model to this population.

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“…The scale correlates highly with the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Ward, Mendelson, Mock, & Erraugh, 1961), with reported zero order correlations of 0.76 and 0.81 (Schaeffer et al, 1985). High correlations have also been reported between the SDS and the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (Hamilton, 1960), r = 0.8 (Biggs, Wylie, & Ziegler, 1978), the Depression Scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI; Hathaway & McKinley, 1942), r = 0.61 and 0.73 (Schaeffer et al, 1985), and the MMPI-2 Depression Scale (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, & Kraemmer, 1989), r = 0.77 (Thurber, Snow & Honts, 2002). The scale has been shown to effectively discriminate between depressed and non-depressed samples (Biggs et al, 1978;de Jonghe & Baneke, 1989;Gabrys & Peters, 1985;Schaeffer et al, 1985;Thurber et al, 2002), and to adequately distinguish between mild, moderate and severe depressive symptoms (Biggs et al, 1978).…”

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Financial Strain and Loss of Psychosocial Benefits of Work Mediate the Relationship between Sickness Absence and Depression among People with Work Disability

Sutton

Dunstan

2012

The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling

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T his study examined the relationship between sickness absence from work, loss of the benefits of employment, and depression in injured workers. A sample of 112 clients of Australian occupational rehabilitation service providers were the participants: (men = 56; women = 56; mean age = 45.25 years, SD = 10.34). Each had a chronic (>3 months) work-related musculoskeletal injury; 49% were sickness absent (n = 55) and 51% were partially fit and performing modified duties (n = 57). All completed self-report measures of the nature and duration of sickness absence, access to the benefits of employment, and severity of depression symptoms. Bootstrapping mediational analyses found that the relationship between duration of sickness absence and depression was fully mediated by financial strain and psychosocial benefits of employment. Financial strain was also the strongest predictor of depression in circumstances of sickness absence, but collective purpose was the strongest predictor when modified duties were being performed. These findings support injury management policies aimed at minimising injured workers' social and physical separation from the workplace and assisting sickness absent workers to maintain connections with their work team.

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A Multiphasic Personality Schedule (Minnesota): III. the Measurement of Symptomatic Depression

Cited by 189 publications

References 2 publications

Anorexia and Depression: Depressive Comorbidity in Anorexic Adolescents

Anorexia and Depression: Depressive Comorbidity in Anorexic Adolescents

The prevention of depressive symptoms in rural Australian women

Financial Strain and Loss of Psychosocial Benefits of Work Mediate the Relationship between Sickness Absence and Depression among People with Work Disability

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