ABSTRACT
The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) is increasingly recognized as a major differential diagnostic instrument. It is now widely used in clinical practice and increasingly used in research settings. The popularity of the MCMI apparently derives from a number of factors including its anchorage to Millon’s () 969, 1981) comprehensive theory of personality and psychopathology and its coordination with DSM-III and DSM-HI-R personality disorder and clinical symptom syndrome categories. Approximately 200 papers have been published which deal with the various aspects of the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the MCMI. These studies have been exceedingly useful in clarifying the strengths and limitations of this popular inventory and, together with the careful development and validation effort documented in the MCMI manual, provided the foundation upon which its clinical usefulness should be judged.
