The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant MMPI differences among three diagnostic groups of Mexican-American psychiatric inpatients and whether a profile pattern was associated with each one, schizophrenia (n = 32), antisocial personality disorder (n = 15), and affective disorder with unipolar depression (n = 18). Comparisons on the basic validity and clinical scales yielded only three significant differences, on the Frequency, Depression, and Schizophrenia scales. No unique profile patterns were found; groups showed a similar mean profile configuration, with elevations on the Psychopathic Deviate and Schizophrenia scales. Overall, antisocial men appeared on the MMPI less disturbed than either the depressive or schizophrenic men. The results are consistent with previous findings which suggest that the MMPI scores may correspond poorly with DSM-III diagnostic groups. The results also suggested that Mexican-Americans in psychiatric facilities, irrespective of diagnosis, may respond similarly on the MMPI.

本研究的目的是确定墨西哥裔美国精神病住院患者的三个诊断组之间是否存在显着的 MMPI 差异，以及某个特征模式是否与精神分裂症 ( n = 32)、反社会人格障碍 ( n = 15) 中的每一个相关联, 情感障碍伴单相抑郁 ( n= 18）。基本有效性和临床量表的比较仅产生三个显着差异，即频率、抑郁和精神分裂症量表。没有发现独特的轮廓模式；组显示出类似的平均配置文件，在精神病偏差和精神分裂症量表上有所升高。总体而言，与抑郁症或精神分裂症男性相比，MMPI 上的反社会男性的不安程度更低。结果与先前的发现一致，这表明 MMPI 评分可能与 DSM-III 诊断组的对应性较差。结果还表明，无论诊断如何，精神病院中的墨西哥裔美国人可能对 MMPI 有类似的反应。