Underreporting on the MMPI-2-RF extends to extra-test measures of suicide risk.

• DOI: 10.1037/pas0001034
• Publication Date: 2021-04-29T14:31:40Z
• Authors: Lauren R. Khazem; Katrina A. Rufino; Megan L. Rogers; Austin J. Gallyer; Thomas E. Joiner; Joye C. Anestis
• Keywords: PsycINFO

Detection of underreporting in suicide risk assessment remains a significant concern clinical practice. The aim this research is to examine whether based on elevated Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) K-r and L-r scale scores may aid identifying patients with suppressed the Suicide/Death Ideation (SUI) extra-test measures risk. We anticipated that, voluntarily admitted psychiatric inpatients (N = 1,011) individuals receiving outpatient services university-affiliated psychology clinic 521), those indicated as would produce lower mean across SUI risk, that magnitudes associations between be strongest for underreporting. A series t tests correlational analyses were conducted both samples. Although classified consistently produced stronger only outpatients without or elevations. Clinical implications include examining elevations when assessing incorporating therapeutic approach assessment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).