Identification of suicide attempters by means of MMPI profiles

Clopton, James R.; Post, Robin Dee; Larde, Judy

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(198311)39:6<868::aid-jclp2270390609>3.0.co;2-r

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“…Although better results have been obtained in this regard, they nevertheless remain inconsistent (Clopton, 1978;Clopton & Baucom, 1979;Clopton & Jones, 1975;Clopton, Pallis, & Birtchnell, 1979;Clopton, Post, & Larde, 1983;Eyman & Eyman, 1991;Greene, 1988;Leonard, 1977;Stancak, Fraenkel, & Jassova, 1983;Waters et al, 1982). This could be due to the variety of samples used and to their respective heterogeneity, especially as regards gender (see Leonard, 1977), to the varying interval between MMPI administration and the suicidal acts (Clopton et al, 1983), and to the definition of the suicidal acts themselves (Watson et al, 1984). In this last respect, certain studies have included suicide threats or suicide ideation in their comparisons; unlike suicide attempts and completions, these are not actual behaviors in the sense of acting out.…”

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“…These profiles have generally included high scores on the D, Pd, and Sc scales. Clopton et al (1983) identified profiles with high Sc, Pd, and Pt scores for women and high Sc, D, and Pt scores for men. Stancak et al (1983) observed high D, Pd, Mf, Pa, Sc, and Pt scores for female suicide attempters and high D, Pd, and Pa scores for male suicide attempters.…”

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“…Conversely, suicides might have been tested a long time prior to committing suicide, which could have affected their scores, at least on the Pa scale (as demonstrated by Watson, Klett, Walters, & Laughlin, 1983). This limitation has often been observed in this kind of research (Clopton et al, 1983;Ivanoff, Smyth, Grochowski, Jang, & Klein, 1992;Lucas & Newmark, 1993). However, Von Cleve, Jemelka, and Trupin (1991) did show that a 1 month MMPI retest of inmates yielded the same results.…”

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MMPI inmate profiles: suicide completers, suicide attempters, and non‐suicidal controls

Daigle

2004

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Results from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) were compared for three groups of male inmates in federal penitentiaries: 47 suicide completers, 43 suicide attempters and, 123 non-suicidal controls. Analyses show that the groups differed on all 10 clinical scales and on at least 8 after Bonferroni correction. Attempters obtained the highest scores on 4 of 8 scales; they also posted the highest scores on 3 others, but differences were significant only against non-suicidal controls. Completers posted the highest score on only one scale (Mf), but the difference was significant only against non-suicidal controls. All told, completers proved more similar to non-suicidal controls than to attempters. Regarding profiles, completers are more strongly correlated with non-suicidal controls (r=0.95) than with attempters (r=0.86); non-suicidal controls are less strongly correlated with attempters (r=0.88). The fact that attempters seem more pathological than the others can mislead clinicians screening for suicide risk.

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MMPI inmate profiles: suicide completers, suicide attempters, and non‐suicidal controls

Daigle

2004

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…However, most of the studies during this time period concluded that the MMPI was unable to differentiate between individuals who attempted or died by suicide and individuals with suicidal ideation alone or between individuals with or without suicidal ideation (Clopton & Baucom, 1979; Clopton & Jones, 1975; Clopton, Post, & Larde, 1983; Daigle, 2004; Kinsinger, 1973; Pallis & Birtchnell, 1977; Ravensborg & Floss, 1969; Sendbuehler, Kincel, Nemeth, & Oertel, 1979). …”

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The clinical utility of the MMPI–2–RF Suicidal/Death Ideation Scale.

Gottfried¹,

Bodell²,

Carbonell³

et al. 2014

Psychological Assessment

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Suicide is a major public health concern with over 100 individuals dying by suicide per day in the United States alone. Therefore, suicide risk assessment is an essential aspect of mental health care. The MMPI-2-RF has a Suicidal/Death Ideation (SUI) scale consisting of 5 items that describe recent suicidal ideation or behaviors. Although this scale has clear face validity, few studies have examined the clinical utility of this scale. The purpose of the current study was to examine associations between the SUI scale and other established measures of suicidal ideation and behavior, including the Depressive Symptom Inventory Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS), Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), self-report of lifetime suicide attempts, and clinician ratings of suicide risk. Participants were 998 therapy- and assessment-seeking outpatients. Analyses indicated that the SUI scale was positively associated with other self-reported measures of suicidal ideation and behavior. Significant differences in SUI scale scores also emerged among the clinician rating categories of suicide risk. The SUI scale was able to predict previous suicide attempts over and above age, gender, and other MMPI-2-RF scales related to depression. Finally, relative risk ratios for suicide attempts indicate increased risk of suicidality with higher T-scores on the SUI scale. Overall, findings suggest that the MMPI-2-RF SUI scale may be a useful tool for identifying individuals at risk for suicidal ideation and behavior in clinical settings.

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“…Investigators have previously examined the usefulness of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) in assessing suicide potential among adult psychiatric patients, Although some studies have found that adult suic~de attempters obtain more deviant MMPI profiles than comparison psychiatric groups (e.g., Devries, 1966;Watson, Klett, Walters, & Laughlin, 1983), other studies have not detected differences between suicidal and nonsuicidal psychiatric patients (e.g., Clopton & Baucom, 1979;Clopton, Post, & Larde, 1983). To our knowledge, only a single study (Marks & Haller, 1977) has examined the usefulness of the MMPI with adolescent suicide attempters.…”

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Clinical Utility of the MMPI in the Evaluation of Adolescent Suicide Attempters

Spirito¹,

Faust²,

Myers³

et al. 1988

Journal of Personality Assessment

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MMPI profiles of female adolescents hospitalized on a general pediatrics floor following a suicide attempt were compared to a control group of medically hospitalized, female adolescents referred for psychiatric evaluation. The suicide attempters had only a lower score on the K scale when compared to the control group. Results do not suggest that a single MMPI profile differentiates suicide attempters from a comparison group of adolescents with emotional difficulties. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Identification of suicide attempters by means of MMPI profiles

Cited by 21 publications

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MMPI inmate profiles: suicide completers, suicide attempters, and non‐suicidal controls

MMPI inmate profiles: suicide completers, suicide attempters, and non‐suicidal controls

The clinical utility of the MMPI–2–RF Suicidal/Death Ideation Scale.

Clinical Utility of the MMPI in the Evaluation of Adolescent Suicide Attempters

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