Abstract
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is commonly used to evaluate psychological contributions to low back pain. The scales frequently used in the evaluation contain numerous pain-related questions. We asked 53 male and 18 female orthopedic ward inpatients who had organic findings accounting for their low back pain to take a modified version of the MMPI that contained the questions comprising the Hypochondriasis, Depression, K (correction), and Hysteria scales. The subjects answered each question twice: the first time as they would have answered when pain free and the second time as they felt with their current pain. The results showed that the Hysteria and Hypochondriasis scales were significantly elevated when subjects changed from the way they would have answered when pain free to their current in pain states. The elevations were due to changes in endorsement of pain-specific items. Thus, when the MMPI is given to low back pain patients, the presence of a low or mid-range conversion V ...
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