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T. Millon (1983)
Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory manual
R. Rogers, R. Salekin, K. Sewell (1999)
Validation of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory for Axis II Disorders: Does It Meet the Daubert Standard?Law and Human Behavior, 23
M. Gibertini, N. Brandenburg, P. Retzlaff (1986)
The operating characteristics of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory.Journal of personality assessment, 50 4
P. Retzlaff (1996)
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T. Millon (1987)
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Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2000 Paul D. Retzlaff This comment is in response to Rogers, Salekin, and Sewell’s (1999) article on the validity of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI; Millon, 1983, 1987, 1994, and 1997). The major validity study for the most recent version of the test was not included in their literature review or analyses. As such, I believe that the conclusions reached by the authors regarding the validity of the MCMI-III are leaving the readership with a misunderstanding of the test. An article of mine (Retzlaff, 1996) was referenced several times in their paper. My work showed that the validity study presented in the first edition of the MCMI- III manual (Millon, 1994) was flawed. Rogers et al. suggest that my article concludes that the MCMI-III itself is not valid. On p. 432 of their article, they write, ‘‘Finally, Retzlaff’s (1996) reanalysis of Millon’s own data indicated diagnostic inaccuracy of the MCMI-III for Axis II disorders.’’ This is not the case. I went to great lengths to show evidence that the validity study alone was flawed. In the final paragraph of my article on p. 437, I state, ‘‘It is most likely
Law and Human Behavior – Springer Journals
Published: Oct 19, 2004
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