New MMPI® Instrument, the MMPI-2-RF™, Called “Most Significant Advancement in Clinical Personality Measurement in Decades”

Composed of 338 items with the Restructured Clinical Scales at its core, the new test provides an exhaustive and efficient assessment of the clinically significant substance of the MMPI-2 item pool

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—August 8, 2008—The University of Minnesota Press and Pearson announce the release of the MMPI-2-RF (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form™). The MMPI-2-RF represents the most significant revision of the MMPI instruments in nearly 20 years, building on the strengths of the MMPI®-2, the most widely used and researched test of adult psychopathology in the world.

The MMPI-2-RF is psychometrically up-to-date and linked to current models of psychopathology and personality. The well respected and validated RC (Restructured Clinical) Scales, introduced in 2003, are the foundation of the test. In addition to the nine RC Scales, the test comprises 41 revised and new empirically validated scales. With 338 items, the MMPI-2-RF takes just 25-35 minutes for computerized administration or 35-50 minutes for paper-and-pencil administration.

Computer-based results are available in two reports: a Score Report and an Interpretive Report. A feature of both reports makes it possible for users to compare an individual’s test results with means and standard deviations for test takers in 14 different settings. An innovative feature of the Interpretive Report is hover text, which shows on-screen the scale scores triggering each narrative statement and citations to research supporting the statement. Hand-scoring materials are also available. A detailed technical manual reports empirical correlates for various settings, including mental health inpatient and outpatient clinics, substance abuse treatment centers, criminal court proceedings, personal injury and disability evaluations, and public safety employment evaluations.

Authors Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, and Auke Tellegen, PhD, have been introducing customers to the MMPI-2-RF test over the past two years through training workshops. As a result, customers have been anticipating the release of the instrument. Hope Goldberg, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center in Sylmar, Calif., said, “After using the RC scales for MMPI-2 profile interpretation for more than two years in both inpatient and outpatient settings, I believe the new MMPI-2-RF will be the most significant advancement in clinical personality measurement in decades. It will be the only adult personality measure I use in my practice.”

“We are eagerly looking forward to the MMPI-2-RF because it yields more information with fewer items and with sharpened specificity,” said Ray King, PsyD, Norman, Okla. “The MMPI-2-RF will offer something to all users, but practitioners who deal with selection will particularly benefit from the cleaner scales that will be more defendable in the legal arena.”

The MMPI-2-RF test is one of several MMPI instruments published by the University of Minnesota Press and distributed by Pearson. “I am very excited about the publication of the MMPI-2 RF,” said Carol Watson, president of Pearson’s Clinical Assessment/North America business. “The authors have taken care to develop a top-quality instrument while we have enhanced our scoring and interpretive software to provide some practical new features, like hover text. It’s time for psychologists to take a new look at MMPI instruments.”

“Publication of the MMPI-2-RF is the culmination of the most recent major project in the research/development program on the MMPI instruments to which the University of Minnesota Press is committed,” said Beverly Kaemmer, associate director and test division manager of the Press. “One of the noteworthy contributions of test authors Tellegen and Ben-Porath is the Technical Manual.”

Customers who use Q Local™ scoring and reporting software will be sent a no-charge update CD, and are eligible for three free usages of the MMPI-2-RF. Additionally, MMPI-2 usages can be exchanged one-for-one for MMPI-2-RF usages at no charge. These limited time offers apply exclusively to Q Local customers; call (800) 627-7271 for more information.

Mail-in and hand-scoring materials can be ordered online or by calling (800) 627-7271.

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