MMPI-2-RF validity scales add utility for predicting treatment engagement during partial psychiatric hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT: Partial psychiatric hospitalizations are resource-intensive clinical services designed to stabilize patients in the short term, prevent inpatient hospitalizations, and encourage long-term recovery. Typically, providers base their referral decisions on categorical diagnoses and subjective impressions of patient distress without closely considering the evidence for reporting biases. The present study followed veterans (n = 430) participating in partial psychiatric hospitalization services. We evaluated the extent to which clinical diagnoses at intake predicted treatment variables and changes in later mental health care utilization. Using hierarchical linear regressions with bootstrap confidence intervals, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form content-based va

SUBMITTER: Marquardt CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11772049 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature