The Millon Inventories A Practitioner's Guide to Personalized Clinical Assessment

by Millon, Theodore; Bloom, Caryl

• ISBN13: 9781593856748
• ISBN10: 1593856741
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-18
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Now in a substantially revised and expanded second edition, this important work thoroughly details the full range of clinical assessment tools developed by Theodore Millon and his associates. Presented is the most current, authoritative overview of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI), as well as comprehensive information on widely used instruments for such specific populations as adolescents, preadolescents, medical patients, and college students. With a heightened focus on clinical practice, the second edition offers explicit guidance for linking assessment to individualized, evidence-based treatment planning and intervention. Many of the chapters are entirely new, reflecting significant research advances and the development of new inventories.

Author Biography

Theodore Millon, PhD, DSc, is Dean and Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of Personality Disorders and past president of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders. He has held full professorial appointments at Harvard Medical School, the University of Illinois, and the University of Miami. A prolific author, Dr. Millon has written or edited more than 30 books on theory, assessment, and therapy, as well as more than 200 articles and book chapters. He is the 2008 recipient of the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology.

 

Caryl Bloom, PhD, has served as Assistant Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology and is currently Senior Consultant. She has taught at several graduate psychology programs in California, where she is currently on the faculty at Argosy University. A specialist in family assessment and couple therapy, Dr. Bloom has been in active clinical practice for over 20 years. Currently engaged in research studies on couple compatibility and medical diagnostic studies by nurses and medical paraprofessionals, she has contributed important ideas to the furthering of health assessment.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Rationale for Personalized Assessment in Clinical Practice	p. 3
Relating Personalized Assessment to Personalized Psychotherapy	p. 15
A Guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI)
Scientific Grounding and Validation of the MCMI	p. 49
Guidelines for the Contemporary Interpretation of the MCMI-III	p. 83
A Brief Illustrative MCMI Case Study	p. 96
The MCMI-III and MACI Grossman Facet Scales	p. 112
Clinical Integration of the MCMI-III and the Rorschach Comprehensive System	p. 135
Studies Relating the MCMI and the MMPI	p. 157
Using the Millon Inventories in Forensic Psychology	p. 177
Using the MCMI in Correctional Settings	p. 196
Using the MCMI-III in Neuropsychological Evaluations	p. 244
MCMI Applications in Alcohol and Drug Dependence	p. 270
Personological Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults	p. 296
Using the MCMI in General Treatment Planning	p. 327
Using the MCMI in Treating Couples	p. 347
The Adaptation of the MCMI-III in Two Non-English-Speaking Countries: State of the Art of the Dutch Language Version	p. 369
Experiences in Translating and Validating the MCMI in Denmark	p. 387
On the Dimensional Theory, Empirical Support, and Structural Character of the MCMI-III	p. 405
A Guide to Associated Millon Clinical Inventories
Using the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic (MBMD)	p. 433
Using the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) and Its Facet Scales	p. 494
A Brief Illustrative MACI Case Study	p. 520
Development and Validation of the Millon Pre-Adolescent Clinical Inventory (M-PACI)	p. 528
Using the Millon College Counseling Inventory (MCCI) in Student Services	p. 548
Using the Millon-Grossman Personality Domains Checklist (MG-PDC) to Integrate Diverse Clinical Data	p. 580
A Guide to Associated Millon Personality Inventories
Using the Personality Adjective Check List (PACL) to Gauge Normal Personality Styles	p. 609
The Millon Index of Personality Styles Revised (MIPS Revised): Assessing the Dimensions of Normal Personality	p. 643
A Brief MIPS Revised Case Study	p. 671
Epilogue
Future of the Millon Inventories and Their Scientific Base	p. 679
Author Index	p. 697
Subject Index	p. 713
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