The MCMI Provides a Good Assessment of DSM-III Disorders: The MCMI-II Will Prove Even Better
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 49 (4), 379-391
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4904_5
Abstract
Although the arguments that Widiger, Williams, Spitzer and Frances muster in their appraisal of MCMI-DSM-III relationships appear compelling, the study employed to furnish empirical support for their thesis may be seriously flawed and the item content approach they propose as a validation model is judged logically and psychometrically deficient. A rejoinder with supportive data are presented to demonstrate both the substantive parallels and the clinical concordance that exist between MCMI and DSM-III criteria. On the basis of theory development and ongoing research, a new MCMI-II assessment instrument will be forthcoming. A brief summary of this updated inventory's rationale and empirical grounding is provided.Keywords
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