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18 - The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV (MCMI-IV)

from Part II - Specific Clinical Assessment Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2019

By
Seth Grossman
Edited by
Martin Sellbom  and
Julie A. Suhr
Martin Sellbom
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
Julie A. Suhr
Affiliation:
Ohio University
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Summary

The MCMI-IV is frequently deployed in personality diagnosis to foster incremental validity, as its constructs correspond closely to established DSM-5 constructs. However, its use is constrained to this basic function with clinicians who are not sufficiently trained in the underlying theory of the test, the nuances of the constructs, or both. This chapter seeks to provide a primer for Millon’s Evolutionary Theory, specifically as it relates to a more thorough application in assessment and treatment with the MCMI-IV. This includes a contextual view of the MCMI-IV as it differs from other objective measures, as well as an overview of interpretive procedures from basic administration to more advanced theory integration. It also informs the clinician of potential for therapeutic enhancement using the instrument’s findings. Advantages and disadvantages of the MCMI-IV’s deductive approach in test construction and empirical grounding are discussed, as are strengths and limitations.

Keywords

personality assessmentpersonality disorderMillon Evolutionary Theorydeductive assessmentMCMI-IVassessment-guided therapyobjective methodology
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The Cambridge Handbook of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis , pp. 249 - 262
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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