[Use of MMPI (Minnesota multiphasic Personality Inventory) in the evaluation of patients with chronic pain syndrome].

The MMPI was performed in 25 patients with chronic pain syndrome to evaluate the personality trait. The results showed an elevation in scales 1, 2, 3 in 64% of the patients. The inventory was effective on the assessment of patients. It offered standardization and objective visualization of patients' psychical involvement. Also, it can serve as a prognostic factor for psychotherapy and surgery.