It would appear that the field has not been able to duplicate, during the second half of the 20th century, the creativity of the first 50 years.

Portions of the computer-generated narrative are as follows, with minor edits for readability.ĭuring a discussion at the convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), Raymond Fowler, APA Executive Director, lamented that the most commonly used psychological tests today are the same as those that were most popular 50 years ago (Fowler, 1999). The results are expressed in a narrative fashion. It is used in multiple settings, including clinical, counseling, medical, government, and forensic applications. The MCMI-IV provides helpful clinical insights into a patient’s personality that allow clinicians to make more reliable diagnostic and treatment decisions. Validity Indexes that are sensitive to response styles that include issues with disclosure, desirability, debasement, invalid response patterns and inconsistency.Screen for 15 personality disorders, including schizoid, avoidant, melancholic, dependent, histrionic, turbulent, narcissistic, antisocial, aggressive/sadistic, compulsive, negativistic, masochistic, schizotypal, borderline, and paranoid.

Measure 10 clinical syndromes, which include anxiety, somatoform, bipolar, dysthymia, alcohol use, other drug use, PTSD, schizophrenia, major depression, and delusional thought disorder.

The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory – IV (MCMI-IV or “Millon”) is a clinical and personality assessment test designed to:

Mmpi test-retest reliability