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Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory -III

The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III is a personality test authored by
Theodore Millon, Carrie Millon, and Roger Davis, published in 1977. It requires
20 to 30 minuets to administer the 175 test items, and it is composted of true or
false questions which the respondent answers. It is administered by computer, CD,
or with a pencil and paper. The vocabulary on the MCMI-III is worded for an
eighth-grade reading level. In addition, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory-III is designed as a clinical measurement to assist with psychiatric
screening and with clinical diagnosis (Millon, Millon, & Davis, 1994).
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) is different from other
inventories primarily because of its briefness. It is designed to assess
individuals 18 and over who displayed midrange psychopathology, instead of those
who suffer from sever mental illness or normal functioning adults. Furthermore it
is a method for diagnostic screening whose development was created to meet the
condemnation of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and has
made vast improvements in the diagnosis of psychopathology and test construction
(Anastasi, & Urbina, 1997).
Mail in scoring services and software programs generate profiles and interpretive
reports as well as computer programs that are available for expedient scoring and
interpretation of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III inventory.
Furthermore, the MCMI-III inventory can be scored by hand, but is very labor
intensive (Anastasi, & Urbina, 1997).
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III has a score profile of 24 on a
clinical scales, based on 12 to 24 overlapping self-descriptive statements that
appear in as many as three different scales, even though they have different
weight. Items that meet all of the validation criteria for the home scale are
given a weight of 2, and all other secondary items are given a weight of 1. Scale
development and item selection for the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III
progresses through a sequence of three validation steps: (1) theoretical-
substantive; (2) internal-structural; and (3) external-criterion (Anastasi, &
Urbina, 1997).
Reliability for the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III was found to be
parallel to the MCMI-II although the mean retest interval was shorter than the
previous study. Differences among the two tests were perceived, verifying the
need for ongoing cross-validation work on the MCMI-III as an instrument that is
different from the MCMI-II (J. clin. psychol.).
One of the major advantages of the MCMI-III is that it is sourced to the fourth
edition of the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV)
diagnoses. A precise strength is differential diagnosis of Axis II disorders. With
only 175 items, the MCMI-III assesses anxiety and depressive disorders,
personality disorders, and, psychosis (Anastasi, & Urbina, 1997).
A noteworthy innovation introduced by the MCMI-III is the use of the standard
scores called base rate BR. Adjustments in the base rate score for setting,
chronicity, and scores on anxiety and depression may be employed. A BR60 score is
the median score, as opposed to the more familiar T50 score equaling the mean. A
BR0 score is the lowest possible one, whereas a BR115 score is always the highest
possible score achievable on a given scale. A BR75 is generally thought to
indicate the presence of a “characteristic ". Additionally, it must also be
recalled that a base rate score is criterion referenced, are not norm referenced
(Millon, Millon, & Davis, 1994).
Scales that the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) utilizes are
constant with the classifications used in the DSM-IV. The MCMI-III makes use of
theoretical anchoring, multiaxial design, validation schema, base rate scores, and
interpretive depth (Millon, 1969, 1981).
Scales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III
14 Personality Disorder Scales
-11 Moderate Personality Disorder Scales
-3 Severe personality Pathology Scales
10 Clinical Syndrome Scales
-7 Moderate Syndrome Scales
-3 Severe Syndrome Scales
Corrections Scales
-3 Modifying Indices
-1 Validity Index
14 Personality Disorder Scales (Coordinate with DSM-IV Axis II disorders)
Moderate Personality Disorder Scales 1 - Schizoid
2A - Avoidant
2B - Depressive
3 - Dependent
4 - Histrionic
5 - Narcissistic
6A - Antisocial
6B - Sadistic (Aggressive)
7 - Compulsive
8A - Negativistic (Passive-Aggressive)
8B - Masochistic (Self-Defeating)
Severe Personality Pathology Scales
S - Schizotypal
C - Borderline
P – Paranoid
10 Clinical Syndrome Scales (Coordinate with DSM-IV Axis I disorders)
Moderate Syndrome Scales
A - Anxiety
H - Somatoform
N - Bipolar: Manic
D - Dysthymia
B - Alcohol Dependence
T - Drug Dependence
R - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Severe Syndrome Scales
SS - Thought Disorder
CC - Major Depression
PP - Delusional Disorder
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