Mental health outcomes in dually diagnosed individuals with mental retardation assessed with the MMPI-168(L): Case studies

Recently it has been shown that oral administration of the MMPI-168(L), wit h simplified explanations of the items provided when needed, can reveal inf ormation related to personality and psychopathology in many individuals wit h mental retardation. The results of repeated administrations of the invent ory to 7 clients residing in an institutional setting over a period exceedi ng 3 years in some cases are, presented here. It is argued that results obt ained by repeated administration the MMPI-168(L) can reveal information con cerning changes in mental health status for many individuals with mental re tardation. (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.