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Forensic Mental Health Assessment with the MMPI-3

Forensic Mental Health Assessment with the MMPI-3

by Dustin Wygant and Martin Sellbom

Published by: University Of Minnesota Press

Imprint: Univ Of Minnesota Press

272 Pages, 178.00 × 254.00 × 14.00 mm, 14 black and white illustrations and 7 tables

Hardcover
9781517917319
Published: January 2026

£38.00

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A comprehensive, evidence-based handbook for using the MMPI-3 in forensic evaluations

Since its release in 2020, the MMPI-3 has become a cornerstone of clinical and forensic assessment. Forensic Mental Health Assessment With the MMPI-3 is an essential, evidence-based resource that explores use of the MMPI-3 in a variety of forensic contexts. In addition to elucidating the test’s development and the interpretation of its scales, this comprehensive guide delves into critical forensic issues including admissibility (e.g., Daubert criteria), telehealth assessment, cross-cultural considerations, and response bias.

Dustin B. Wygant and Martin Sellbom draw on contemporary research to discuss the unique challenges of forensic evaluations. Through case analyses, this book illustrates how to interpret and integrate MMPI-3 profiles into clinical and diagnostic impressions, and it addresses common psycholegal questions in criminal (e.g., competency to stand trial, insanity), civil (e.g., disability), and family (e.g., child custody) contexts.

Providing practical insights into real-world MMPI-3 applications, Forensic Mental Health Assessment With the MMPI-3 is an indispensable resource for forensic practitioners and legal professionals.

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Foreword

Yossef S. Ben-Porath

Preface and Acknowledgments

Part I. Introduction and Broader Considerations for Use of the MMPI-3 in Forensic Contexts

1. Introduction to the MMPI-3

2. General Considerations for Using the MMPI-3 in Forensic Mental Health Assessments

3. Assessment of Malingering and Defensiveness With the MMPI-3

Part II. Criminal Forensic Applications and Case Analyses

4. Competency to Stand Trial

5. Criminal Responsibility

6. Assessment of Psychopathy With the MMPI-3

7. Violence Risk Assessment

8. Sexual Offender Risk Assessment

9. Mitigation in Sentencing

Part III. Civil Forensic Applications and Case Analyses

10. Child Custody

11. Parental Fitness

12. Personal Injury and Disability Determination

Part IV. Conclusions About the Forensic Use of the MMPI-3

13. Closing Remarks

Notes

References

Index

Dustin B. Wygant is professor in the Department of Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University. He is director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology and executive director of Integrated Behavioral Health at EKU. He is coauthor, with Martin Sellbom, of Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2-RF: A Case Book (Minnesota, 2018).

Martin Sellbom is professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Monash University, Australia. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Personality Assessment and coauthor of Forensic Applications of the MMPI-2-RF: A Case Book and Interpreting the MMPI-3 (Minnesota, 2023).

"With an emphasis on research and evidence-based applications, this first forensic casebook on the MMPI-3 offers a necessary update to its predecessor. In featuring the relevance of MMPI-3 data and forensic comparison norms to the most commonly asked psycholegal questions in civil and criminal contexts, the authors have provided a go-to resource for forensic practitioners, graduate school educators, attorneys, and judges."—Maureen Reardon, PhD, ABPP, board-certified forensic psychologist
"Forensic Mental Health Assessment With the MMPI-3 is an essential tool for mental health practitioners and legal professionals, providing a robust analytical framework and method for synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data in diverse contexts. Expert witnesses will benefit from immersive research and practical guidance for using the MMPI-3 to confidently reach opinions, and litigators will benefit from understanding the materials and information to support their experts. Dustin B. Wygant and Martin Sellbom have crafted an invaluable resource enriched by numerous case studies and extensive research that will guide the field in the development and use of the MMPI-3 in medico-legal settings."—Edwin Barnes, partner, Thomas Quinn, LLP