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

ROBERT J. CRAIG, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of the VA Chicago Health Care System's Outpatient Drug Abuse Program (West Side Division). He is the author of Interpreting Personality Tests (Wiley), plus seven other books. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and a Fellow in the Society for Personality Assessment.

Contributors.

Introduction.

Part I: New Directions in MCMI Interpretation.

1. The MCMI-III Facet Subscales (Seth D. Grossman and
Cristian del Rio).

2. Diagnosing Personality Disorder Subtypes with the MCMI-III
(Roger D. Davis and Michael J. Patterson).

3. Alternative Interpretations for the Histrionic, Narcissistic,
and Compulsive Personality Disorder Scales of the MCMI-III
(Robert J. Craig).

4. Combined Use of the PACL and MCMI-III to Assess Normal Range
Personality Styles (Stephen Strack).

5. Issues in the Assessment of Personality Disorders and
Substance 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 Enhance
Clinical 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 Current
Controversies (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 of
Psychopathology (Andrew G. Ryder and Scott Wetzler).

12. The Diagnostic Efficiency of the MCMI-III in the Detection
of Axis I Disorders (Paul Gibeau and James Choca).

13. On the Decline of MCMI-Based Research (Robert J. Craig
and Ronald E. Olson).

14. Using Critiques of the MCMI to Improve MCMI Research and
Interpretations (Louis Hsu).

Appendix A: Diagnoses Associated with MCMI Code Types.

Appendix B: Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory
Bibliography.

About the Editor.

Author Index.

Subject Index.