Analysis of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) was designed to be utilized as an assessment tool for clinical syndromes and personality disorders. Over the years, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) has had revisions following changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The MCMI-III was in response to the DSM-IV revision. With the DSM now in the 5th edition, it is worth mentioning that the MCMI was released in the MCMI-IV version to address changes in the DSM. This analysis will only focus on the psychometric properties of the MCMI-III.
Purpose of the MCMI-III According to Choca (2001), the MCMI-III was a standardized, self-report …show more content…
According to the MCMI-III manual, an external-criterion stage was applied to the development of the MCMI in order to discriminate clinical groups from one another rather than focus on separation from normal subjects (Millon et al., 2006). Craig investigated sensitivity and specificity of Scales T (Drug Dependence) and Scale B (Alcohol Dependence) with 164 substance use inpatients. Craig reported a significant improvement over previous versions of the MCMI. The study indicated a greater sensitivity to diagnosing substance misuse but a reduced specificity (Craig, 1997). Additionally, Craig and Olson (1997) investigated the ability of the MCMI to be used for differentiating combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with substance abuse from a population of non-PTSD substance abuse patients utilizing the Scale R, the results were higher than those published in the MCMI-III manual, indicating that it may be useful screening for PTSD among veterans (Craig & Olson, …show more content…
For the most accurate assessment of cost to determine feasibility, the current author chose to reference the test publisher’s website. Factors that affect the cost of administration are start-up expense ($169 to $420), web-based vs paper-based administration and scoring, as well as, the type and number of reports. In this paper, a cost range will be provided without start-up costs with the assumption that the administrator’s practice has been previously established. For an established assessment location utilizing paper administration and scoring, the cost of materials per administration would be approximately $3.80 ($190.05 for the reorder kit, quantity 50). For paper administration with mail-in scoring the range is approximately $35.90 to $48.00 based on quantity. Utilizing the Q-local software, the cost of administration and interpretive report is approximately $33.64 to $46.00 based on quantity. For full web-based administration and interpretive report the cost would be approximately $32.00 to $44.00 each depending on quantity. Additional costs to be considered are for audio cd recording ($61.25 in either English or Spanish) and Spanish version ($7.45 test booklet, while the price per answer sheets and scoring are similar to English costs per method used) (Pearsonclinical.com,
Purpose of the MCMI-III According to Choca (2001), the MCMI-III was a standardized, self-report …show more content…
According to the MCMI-III manual, an external-criterion stage was applied to the development of the MCMI in order to discriminate clinical groups from one another rather than focus on separation from normal subjects (Millon et al., 2006). Craig investigated sensitivity and specificity of Scales T (Drug Dependence) and Scale B (Alcohol Dependence) with 164 substance use inpatients. Craig reported a significant improvement over previous versions of the MCMI. The study indicated a greater sensitivity to diagnosing substance misuse but a reduced specificity (Craig, 1997). Additionally, Craig and Olson (1997) investigated the ability of the MCMI to be used for differentiating combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with substance abuse from a population of non-PTSD substance abuse patients utilizing the Scale R, the results were higher than those published in the MCMI-III manual, indicating that it may be useful screening for PTSD among veterans (Craig & Olson, …show more content…
For the most accurate assessment of cost to determine feasibility, the current author chose to reference the test publisher’s website. Factors that affect the cost of administration are start-up expense ($169 to $420), web-based vs paper-based administration and scoring, as well as, the type and number of reports. In this paper, a cost range will be provided without start-up costs with the assumption that the administrator’s practice has been previously established. For an established assessment location utilizing paper administration and scoring, the cost of materials per administration would be approximately $3.80 ($190.05 for the reorder kit, quantity 50). For paper administration with mail-in scoring the range is approximately $35.90 to $48.00 based on quantity. Utilizing the Q-local software, the cost of administration and interpretive report is approximately $33.64 to $46.00 based on quantity. For full web-based administration and interpretive report the cost would be approximately $32.00 to $44.00 each depending on quantity. Additional costs to be considered are for audio cd recording ($61.25 in either English or Spanish) and Spanish version ($7.45 test booklet, while the price per answer sheets and scoring are similar to English costs per method used) (Pearsonclinical.com,