Journal article
MMPI Profiles of Patients Who Endorse Multiple Partial Seizure Symptoms
Neuropsychology, Vol.2(3-4), pp.183-198
01/01/1988
DOI: 10.1037//0894-4105.2.3-4.183
Abstract
This investigation was concerned with the MMPI profiles of 40 patients who reported multiple symptoms of partial seizure-like phenomena and had abnormal EEGs. The majority of this sample was presumed to have longstanding treatment-resistant psychiatric illnesses. Grossly abnormal MMPI profiles with multiple elevations were frequently observed, with 65% having significant elevations on at least six of the ten clinical scales. The mean group profile had seven significant scale elevations (i.e., T-score >69). Of 38 patients whose medical records were available for review, all but one patient had a history of some form of cerebral trauma, 66% had obtained four or more psychiatric diagnoses, and 45% had been tried unsuccessfully on four or more psychotropic medications. More than 80% of patients tested failed a simple dichotic word listening task, providing additional validity for the view that their symptoms were associated with cerebral dysfunction. Thirteen of 16 patients subsequently treated with open trials of carbamazepine (Tegretol) exhibited clinical improvement which was often associated with less deviant MMPI profiles at follow-up. Findings suggest that psychiatric patients with grossly elevated MMPI profiles should be routinely screened for multiple partial seizure-like symptoms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- MMPI Profiles of Patients Who Endorse Multiple Partial Seizure Symptoms
- Creators
- Richard J. RobertsJane S. PaulsenJames N. MarchmanNils R. Varney
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neuropsychology, Vol.2(3-4), pp.183-198
- Publisher
- Amer Psychological Assoc
- DOI
- 10.1037//0894-4105.2.3-4.183
- ISSN
- 0894-4105
- eISSN
- 1931-1559
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- Veterans Administration; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1988
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984384346702771
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