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  • Title: MMPI-2 indices of psychological disturbance and attention and memory test performance in head injury.
    Author: Ross SR, Putnam SH, Gass CS, Bailey DE, Adams KM.
    Journal: Arch Clin Neuropsychol; 2003 Dec; 18(8):905-6. PubMed ID: 14609584.
    Abstract:
    A number of studies have investigated the relationship between psychological disturbance and neuropsychological (NP) test performance. The current study is a replication and extension of who found that MMPI-2 indices of psychological disturbance are related to performance on NP tests of attention and memory in psychiatric and head-injured patients. In a large sample (N=381) referred for evaluation after sustaining presumed head injury, we examined the relationship between MMPI-2 indices of psychological disturbance and measures of attention and memory from the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R), California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), and the Memory Assessment Scales (MAS). Although related to other domains, MMPI-2 variables were most consistently related to measures of attention and List Learning. Even when demographic variables, injury severity, and litigation status were controlled, MMPI-2 indices significantly predicted performance on six out of eight tests. However, the correspondence between similar indices on the WMS-R and MAS were relatively low, especially for Verbal Memory and Visual Reproduction. Further, litigation was significant in predicting only 2 of 8 attention and memory indices.
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