Research Update

I wanted to provide an update on several exciting projects. There are a ton of excellent ongoing projects that will be included in future updates, but here is a summary of some recent papers.

Recently Published

1. Keegan has done some great work expanding contextual interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF in the VA. He took a look at the influence of service era in a neuropsychological clinic on the MMPI-2-RF, the first such examination outside of a PTSD clinic (in press). Consistent with past research he found less pronounced differences between combat era veterans (e.g., Vietnam/Gulf) compared to non-combat era Veterans (see also Ingram et al). In another paper, he took a took a look at the influence of undergoing a C&P evaluation on scale scores. Both are in press at Psychological Services.
2. Tristan’s meta-analysis of the PAI is out in Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (Great work also Keegan!), available here. It establishes an updated level of expectation for validity scales on the PAI, typically falling between the .7 to 1.3 range with typical moderators (e.g., setting, simulation, etc.). His first, first author.
3. My work with Robert Shura, Pat Armistead-Jehle, and Ryan Schroeder on the nation wide assessment project is ongoing. The PAI National Sample focused on validity scales is out now in Psychological Assessment, available here. This resource should help clinicians incorporate base rates into validity decisions for SVT, a critical consideration particularly given limitations in SVT function.

In order to provide more regular future updates, Tina is going to be helping me! 🙂