Assessing Hispanic Clients Using the Mmpi-2 and Mmpi-a

Butcher (U. of Minnesota), Cabiya (Carlos Albizu U., San Juan, Puerto Rico), Lucio (National Autonomous U. of Mexico), and Garrido (U. of Rhode Island) provide psychological assessment practitioners a discussion of the issues, strengths, and limitations of incorporating an objective personality assessment instrument for psychological evaluations with Hispanic clients. Coverage includes an overview of the research base and the most effective interpretive strategies for MMPI-2 and MMPI-A, international use of the Spanish-language adaptations of the two instruments, use of the MMPI-2 with Hispanics in the U.S., assessing the credibility of Hispanic clients' responses, MMPI-2 measures and possible adjustments to interpretation of some scales, case studies of clinical interpretation of the MMPI-2 with Hispanic clients, assessing Hispanic adolescents with the MMPI-A, and case studies illustrating the use of the MMPI-A. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)