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MMPI-2-RF Overview

MMPI-2-RF Overview

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MMPI-2-RF Overview

MMPI-2-RF Overview

• Forensic- Civil• Forensic- Criminal

• Correctional settings

• Risk Assessment

• Psychopathy

• Malingering

Source: Sellbom, M., Toomey, J. A., Wygant, D. B., Kucharski, L. T., & Duncan, S. (2010). Utility of the MMPI-2-RF (Restructured Form) Validity Scales in Detecting Malingering in a Criminal Forensic Setting: A Known-Groups Design. Psychological Assessment, 22, 22-31.

Baseline Neuropsychology Test Battery and Specific Impairment Criteria for Retired NFL Football Players. Exhibit 2, Section 5, p. 9: Mental Health Assessment.

Committee on Psychological Testing, Including Validity Testing, for Social Security Administration Disability Determinations; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2015 Jun 29.

Indications of MMPI-2-RF Acceptance

• Discussed favorably in growing number of books and book chapters:Bell, B. D., & Giovagnoli, A. R. (2013). Epilepsy and aging. In L.D. Ravdin and H.L. Katzen (eds.). Handbook on the neuropsychology of aging and dementia (pp. 421-442). NY: Springer.

Boone, K. B. (2013). Clinical practice of forensic neuropsychology: An evidence-based approach. NY: Guilford.

Budd, K. S., Connell, M., & Clark, J. R. (2013). Assessment in a child protection context. In R.K. Otto and I. Weiner (eds.). Handbook of psychology: Vol. 11 Forensic Psychology (pp. 139-171). NY: Wiley.

Cohen, R. J., Swerlik, M. E., & Sturman, E. D. (2013). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement. NY: McGraw Hill.

Corey, D. M. (2011). Principles of fitness-for-duty evaluations for police psychologists. . In J Kitaeff (ed.) Handbook of police psychology (pp. 263-294). NY: Routledge.

Corey, D. M. & Borum, R. (2013). Forensic assessment for high-risk occupations. In R.K. Otto and I. Weiner (eds.). Handbook of psychology: Vol. 11 Forensic Psychology (pp. 246-270). NY: Wiley.

• Discussed favorably in growing number of books and book chapters:Cutler, M. J. (2011). Pre-employment screening of police officers: Integrating actuarial prediction models with practice. In J. Kitaeff (Ed.) Handbook of police psychology (pp. 125-129). NY: Routledge.

Heilbronner, R. L., & Henry, G. K. (2013). Psychological assessment of symptom magnification in mild traumatic brain injury. In S. S. Bush & D. Carone (Eds.). Mild traumatic brain injury: Symptom validity assessment and malingering (pp. 183-202). NY: Springer.

Larrabee, G. J. (2011). Assessment of malingering. In G.J. Larrabee (Ed.). Forensic Neuropsychology: A scientific approach (pp. 116-159). NY: Oxford University Press.

Rogers, R., & Bender, S. S. (2013). Evaluation of malingering and related response styles. In R.K. Otto and I. Weiner (Eds.). Handbook of psychology: Vol. 11 Forensic Psychology (pp. 517-540). NY: Wiley.

Nelson, N. W., & Dome, B. M. (2013). Research and symptom validity assessment in mild traumatc brain injury. In S. S. Bush & D. Carone (Eds.). Mild traumatic brain injury: Symptom validity assessment and malingering (pp. 119-138). NY: Springer.

• Cited in growing number of Federal and State appellate court decisions:• ADAMS v. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security. No. 3:11-CV-00378 RE. July 3, 2012. United States District Court

• A.P. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, DEL NORTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al. No. A136808. Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One. Filed February 1, 2013.

• BENSE v. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security. March 19, 2013. United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division.

• DANIELSON v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security. No. 12-CV-0153-TOR. December 19, 2012. United States District Court

• IN RE: D.C.J. A Minor Child (Appeal by Maternal Grandparents, and Guardian Ad Litem). Nos. 97681 and 97776. Released and Journalized: September 13, 2012. Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County

• FINK v. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security. No. 4:12CV 295 LMB. March 27, 2013. United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division.

• MICHIGAN v. ESPINOZA. No. 297574. Court of Appeals of Michigan. September 27, 2011.

• SOUTER v. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Case No. 11-3465-CV-S-REL-SSA. February 19, 2013