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Citation |
McKee GR, Shea SJ, Mogy RB, Holden CE. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 2001; 57(3): 367-374. |
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Affiliation |
W.S. Hall Psychiatric and University of South Carolina, SC, USA. grmckee@aol.com |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons) |
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11241366 |
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Abstract |
The present study compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) clinical and content scale profiles of a group of adult women (N = 73) charged with either murder of their child (filicide) (n = 30), their partner (mariticide) (n = 19), or an unrelated adult (homicide) (n = 24). No significant differences were seen among the three groups on either the MMPI-2 clinical or content scales. Clinical inspection of the 53 valid MMPI-2 profiles (F < 110T) revealed a 6-8 mean profile for the filicidal women, a 2-6 mean profile for the mariticidal women, and a 4-8 mean profile for the homicidal women. Application of the data for criminal forensic psychological evaluations is discussed. Language: en |