Application of cut-off scores of 30, 35, and 40 on Keane's 46- and 49-item PK scales of the MMPI for a convenience sample of 1708 psychiatric patients shows a cut-off of 28 endorsed items of a 46-item scale increases classification as test positives by less than 3%.
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