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Published Online: October 1972

MMPI Profiles of Disability Insurance Claimants

JOHN W. SHAFFER, KURT NUSSBAUM, and JOHN M. LITTLEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.4.403

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MMPI profiles from a random sample of 1,064 physical (nonpsychiatric) disability insurance claimants were compared with those of 14,306 general medical patients, matched for age and sex, seen at the Mayo Clinic. In contrast with the latter, the disability insurance claimants produced mean profiles in the clinically significant range. These results confirm earlier clinical findings that between 35 and 44 percent of the physical disability sample suffered from moderate to severe psychoneuroses or personality disorders.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129 • Number 4 • October 1972

Pages: 403 - 407

PubMed: 4403639

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Published in print: October 1972

Published online: 1 April 2006

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JOHN W. SHAFFER

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KURT NUSSBAUM

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JOHN M. LITTLE

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Consultant in Medical Psychology, Social Security Administration Bureau of Disability Insurance, Dickinson Bldg., Rm. 2405, Baltimore, Md. 21241 and Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Chief Consultant in Psychiatry and Neurology, Medical Consultant Staff, Social Security Administration Bureau of Disability Insurance, Dickinson Bldg., Rm. 2405, Baltimore, Md. 21241 and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mathematical Statistician, Division of Disability Studies, Office of Research and Statistics, Social Security Administration Bureau of Disability Insurance, Dickinson Bldg., Rm. 2405, Baltimore, Md. 21241

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MMPI Profiles of Disability Insurance Claimants

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