THE MCMI-II AND RACE

In this study, we investigated MCMI-II profile differences in a sample of 65 Black and 164 White psychiatric inpatients. A multivariate anal ysis of variance (MANOVA) yielded a significant multivariate effect as sociated with race, with Black patients scoring significantly higher o n the Histrionic, Narcissistic, Paranoid, Drug Dependent and Delusiona l Disorder scales. A second MANOVA was conducted on these 5 scales wit h a smaller sample of 46 Black and 46 White patients, who were matched for primary Axis I discharge diagnosis and matched for substance abus e comorbidity. This MANOVA did not yield a significant multivariate ef fect associated with race, and scale differences were attenuated.