Citation

Lall R, Bongar B, Johnson WB, Jain VK, Mittauer MW. Mil. Psychol. 1999; 11(4): 423-432.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1207/s15327876mp1104_5

PMID

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Abstract

A total of 42 mental health clinic patients with suicidal ideation and 89 patients without suicidal ideation were administered the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-II (MCMI-II; Millon, 1987). All participants were active duty military personnel. A total of 15 MCMI-II scale elevations were significantly different between the 2 groups. A pair of discriminant analyses, the 1st utilizing all 25 MCMI-II scales, and the 2nd with only the 13 MCMI-II personality scales, produced correct classification rates of 80.92% and 75.57%, respectively. A total of 6 of 7 MCMI-II "suicide" items significantly differentiated suicidal ideation and nonsuicidal ideation groups.

RESULTS of this study offer initial support for the utility of the MCMI-II as a potential screening device for suicidal ideation.

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