MMPI PERFORMANCE AMONG WOMEN WITH BULIMIA - A CLUSTER-ANALYTIC STUDY

Forty-two women, meeting criteria for bulimia, completed the MMPI. Clu ster analysis of their scores revealed two distinct profile types. The first cluster, comprising about 64% of subjects, produced a mean prof ile in which only the Pd scale exceeded a t score of 70. In contrast, about 36% of subjects yielded a cluster-derived mean profile that was significantly elevated on many scales, including Pd, D, Pt, and Sc. Th e existence of these two very different subgroups of women with bulimi a replicates previous work in this area and has potentially important implications for the description, treatment, and general understanding of those with this condition.