MMPI-2 profiles of filicidal, mariticidal, and homicidal women

The present study compared the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- 2 (MMPI-2) clinical and content scale profiles of a group of adult women (N = 73) charged with either murder of their child (filicide) (n = 30), their partner (mariticide) (n = 19). or an unrelated adult (homicide) (n = 24). No significant differences were seen among the three groups on either the M MPI-2 clinical or content scales. Clinical inspection of the 53 valid MMPI- 2 profiles (F < 1 1 0T) revealed a 6-8 mean profile for the filicidal women , a 2-6 mean profile for the mariticidal women, and a 4-8 mean profile for the homicidal women. Application of the data for criminal forensic psycholo gical evaluations is discussed. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons. Inc.