The Transmission of Maternal Depression

"Assessment approaches for posttraumatic stress disorder within the MMPI and MMPI-2 have utilized two different methods: evaluation of profile patterns and evaluation of an imbedded scale. Research has demonstrated that respondents with PTSD have varied profile configurations, thus, most research has involved the evaluation of an imbedded scale. Differences in classification rates were in research, justifying development and evaluation of a different scale. This dissertation used the Replicated Rational Selection technique to identify and psychometrically refine a set of scales that corresponded to the symptom clusters of PTSD. Three separate sample, ranging in degree of psychopathology, were used to refine the developed scales based upon each item's corrected item total correlations and cross-scale correlations. The validation and examination of the classification rates of the developed scales was compared to the imbedded scale within a general psychiatric sample (N-1175). Results indicated little differences in classification rates between the developed scales and the scale currently included within the MMPI-2. However, results of logistical regressions indicated that there is some potential utility for predicting PTSD using the developed scales."--Page III