Dush D M, Simons L E, Platt M, Nation P C, Ayres S Y
MidMichigan Regional Medical Center, Central Michigan University.
J Pers Assess. 1994 Apr;62(2):299-313. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6202_10.
Chronic pain patients in the midst of litigation over settlement for their injuries were examined as a naturally occurring group where one might expect various distortions or differences in test findings on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Revised (MMPI-2). Similar groups of 43 chronic pain patients in litigation and 45 not in litigation were examined on 10 key MMPI-2 variables selected a priori. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed a significant difference between groups (p = .036). Litigators were most distinct in endorsing more obvious and fewer subtle symptoms. A conversion profile was also more salient for litigators once the obvious versus subtle differences were taken into account. Implications for use of the MMPI-2 and for clinical work with litigious patients are examined.
对因伤痛赔偿问题而处于诉讼过程中的慢性疼痛患者作为一个自然形成的群体进行了检查，在这个群体中，人们可能会预期在明尼苏达多相人格问卷第二版（MMPI-2）测试结果中出现各种偏差或差异。对43名处于诉讼中的慢性疼痛患者和45名未处于诉讼中的类似患者群体，就预先选定的10个关键MMPI-2变量进行了检查。多变量方差分析显示两组之间存在显著差异（p = 0.036）。参与诉讼者在认可更明显和更少细微症状方面最为独特。一旦考虑到明显与细微的差异，转换型剖面图对参与诉讼者来说也更为显著。文中探讨了MMPI-2的使用以及与好诉讼患者临床工作的相关影响。
