Profile analysis of MMPI profiles generated by 30 patients displaying exacerbation (E) or remission (R) of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is reported. Profiles classified as “abnormal” were significantly more frequent in the E group. Significantly more E patients had elevations on D greater than 70. The ordering of elevations of the clinical scales was similar in both groups.
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