Forensic Mental Health Assessment With the MMPI-3

by Dustin Wygant, Martin Sellbom

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781517917319
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	01/06/2026
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

"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

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