Abstract

The Millon series (i.e., MCMI-II/MCMI-III) has a longstanding history of use in clinical and forensic settings. For forensic psychologists, the Millon series can serve as a unique tool in evaluations related to parental fitness due to its incorporation of DSM diagnostic categories and the use of base rate (BR) scores. There is limited research on parental fitness populations broadly, though previous research has found a common positive impression management style referred to as the normal quartet with forensic populations on the MCMI-III. It is unknown if there is a continued presence of the normal quartet in the MCMI-IV, published in 2015. With the current study, we examined parental fitness litigant response patterns on the MCMI-IV and assessed the presence of a normal quartet. The sample consisted of 330 parental fitness litigants in the northeast region of the United States. Results of the current study suggest a new normal quartet: elevations on the Desirability (Y), Histrionic (4A), Turbulent (4B), and Compulsive (7) scales. The clinical implications for the use of the MCMI-IV by forensic psychologists with parental fitness litigants are discussed including limitations and areas for future research.

摘要

Millon 系列（即 MCMI-II/MCMI-III）在临床和法医环境中的使用历史悠久。对于法医心理学家来说，Millon 系列可以作为与父母健康相关的评估的独特工具，因为它结合了 DSM 诊断类别和使用基础率 (BR) 分数。尽管之前的研究发现了一种常见的积极印象管理风格，即 MCMI-III 法医群体的正常四重奏，但对父母健康人群的广泛研究有限。目前尚不清楚2015 年出版的 MCMI-IV 中是否继续存在正常的四重奏。通过当前的研究，我们检查了 MCMI-IV 上的父母健康诉讼当事人反应模式，并评估了是否存在正常的四重奏。样本由美国东北部地区的 330 名父母健康诉讼当事人组成。当前研究的结果表明了一个新的正常四重奏：愿望（Y）、戏剧性（4A）、湍流（4B）和强迫（7）量表的升高。讨论了法医心理学家与父母健康诉讼当事人使用 MCMI-IV 的临床意义，包括限制和未来研究的领域。