The rest of the measure was developed utilizing statistical analysis techniques that produced the RC Scales as well as a hierarchical set of scales similar to contemporary models of psychopathology to inform the overall measure reorganization. The MMPI-2-RF was constructed using a similar rationale used to create the Restructured Clinical (RC) Scales.
The MMPI is copyrighted by the University of Minnesota. The original authors of the MMPI were Starke R. An alternative version of the test, the MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF), published in 2008, retains some aspects of the traditional MMPI assessment strategy, but adopts a different theoretical approach to personality test development. A version for adolescents, the MMPI-A, was published in 1992. It was replaced by an updated version, the MMPI-2, in 1989 (Butcher, Dahlstrom, Graham, Tellegen, and Kraemmer). McKinley, faculty of the University of Minnesota, and first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943. The original MMPI was developed by Starke R.
Psychologists and other mental health professionals use various versions of the MMPI to help develop treatment plans assist with differential diagnosis help answer legal questions (forensic psychology) screen job candidates during the personnel selection process or as part of a therapeutic assessment procedure. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a standardized psychometric test of adult personality and psychopathology.