Spirito A, Faust D, Myers B, Bechtel D
Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University Program in Medicine.
J Pers Assess. 1988 Summer;52(2):204-11. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa5202_2.
MMPI profiles of female adolescents hospitalized on a general pediatrics floor following a suicide attempt were compared to a control group of medically hospitalized, female adolescents referred for psychiatric evaluation. The suicide attempters had only a lower score on the K scale when compared to the control group. Results do not suggest that a single MMPI profile differentiates suicide attempters from a comparison group of adolescents with emotional difficulties. Implications of these findings are discussed.
