Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2 (Advances in Public Administration) - Hardcover

Kent State University Dept. Of Psychology

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803970137 ISBN 13: 9780803970137

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1995

Synopsis

Research and practice on a widely used psychological test in forensic psychology - the MMPI-2 - are examined and integrated in this volume. Chapters discuss the psychological and legal bases of forensic psychological assessment in general, and the use of the MMPI-2 in particular, in a variety of specific forensic applications involving criminal and civil proceedings.

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About the Author

Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. He received his doctoral training at the University of Minnesota and has been involved extensively in MMPI research for the past 24 years. He is a co-developer of the MMPI-2-RF and co-author of test manuals and numerous books, book chapters and articles on the MMPI test. His recent book, Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF provides detailed and practical instruction for interpreting the MMPI-2-RF, the most recent version of the MMPI for adults. He is Associate Editor of Psychological Assessment, and a member of the editorial board of several psychology journals. His clinical practice involves consulting to agencies that screen candidates for public safety positions and conducting criminal court ordered forensic psychological evaluations.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803970137
• ISBN 13: 9780803970137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Ben-Porath Yossef S., Kent Psychology Forum 1994 (Kent Ohio)