The below content is secure and requires an APA account and approval from APA to access. This accessible resource will be very helpful for those learning about and beginning to use the MMPI–2–RF, particularly graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology programs.Īssociate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Graduate students and practicing mental health professionals will benefit greatly from this book! It clearly elucidates the organizational framework of the instrument, which will be helpful to those getting started and a breath of fresh air to seasoned MMPI users otherwise accustomed to deciphering overly complicated interpretive schemes. McCord has written a succinct, organized, and very user-friendly guide on how to interpret the MMPI–2–RF. Staff Clinical Psychologist, Minneapolis VA Health Care Center Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis This guide will be widely used by instructors of graduate-level applied personality assessment as well as psychologists conducting MMPI–2–RF-based assessments in clinical and forensic settings.
The practical application of a dimensionally driven MMPI–2–RF interpretation is consistent with empirically driven models of psychopathology and represents a cutting-edge integration of contemporary theory in clinical practice. This book presents an important shift in MMPI–2–RF interpretation by emphasizing the hierarchically organized dimensional structure of the MMPI–2–RF and provides an empirically supported interpretive framework, allowing readers to build a clinically useful and relevant report. Professor of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH As a seasoned personality assessment researcher and instructor, McCord is uniquely qualified to write this concise introduction to the MMPI–2–RF, highlighting the paradigm shift in assessment psychology reflected in its development, and offering detailed guidelines for administration, scoring, and interpretation of the inventory. Assessment Using the MMPI–2–RF is a practical guide that will be of huge value to students and experienced test users alike.