MMPI profiles of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Author(s): Jones, J. F.

Journal/Book: J Psychosom Res. 1996; 40: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England OX5 1GB. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 67-74.

Abstract: Fifty-three patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and 43 healthy nonpatient controls completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI). All subjects varied in their degree of seropositivity to active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) as measured by their anti-early antigen titers. EBV titers were higher among CFS patients and were associated with being more symptomatic. Differences in patient status were associated with statistically significant elevations on 8 of 9 clinical scales, 4 of which also showed clinically significant elevations (T scores greater than or equal to 70): scales 1, 2, 3, and 8. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for intervention strategies associated with MMPI-based CFS subtypes.

Note: Article KB Schmaling, Univ Washington, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Box 354794, Seattle, WA 98105 USA

Keyword(s): chronic fatigue syndrome; Epstein-Barr virus; MMPI; psychological assessment; EPSTEIN-BARR-VIRUS; INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; DEFINITION; THERAPY

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