Using the F-minus-K index for MMPI protocols of 134 psychiatric inpatients and MMPI-2 scores of 35 inpatients, and Millon-II Debasement scores of 105 inpatients shows the prevalence of “faking bad,” thereby reflecting the severity of psychopathology in this hospitalized sample.
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