Table 5.
Comparisons of MMPI and BPRS scores in the intellectual subgroups of bipolar disorder participants
| Variable | Group | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Severely impaired (n=25) | Mildly impaired (n=19) | ||
| MMPI | |||
| Validity scales | |||
| Lie | 47.31±8.45 | 44.24±7.24 | 0.235 |
| F | 54.54±11.25 | 45.93±6.55 | 0.003 |
| K | 43.69±8.55 | 47.21±6.99 | 0.167 |
| Clinical scales | |||
| Hypochondriasis | 50.38±8.50 | 54.62±11.55 | 0.584 |
| Depression | 54.15±17.18 | 59.07±20.17 | 0.450 |
| Hysteria | 52.54±7.67 | 50.97±11.55 | 0.139 |
| Psychopathic deviate | 51.54±8.14 | 60.28±7.95 | 0.002 |
| Masculinity-femininity | 57.08±12.04 | 47.52±9.85 | 0.006 |
| Paranoia | 63.23±8.30 | 54.34±9.37 | 0.005 |
| Psychasthenia | 64.62±9.88 | 57.34±14.06 | 0.100 |
| Schizophrenia | 63.38±7.86 | 54.52±9.07 | 0.004 |
| Hypomania | 54.85±10.68 | 54.24±11.25 | 0.871 |
| Social introversion | 51.46±11.57 | 53.97±15.27 | 0.602 |
| BPRS | 54.15±15.07 | 51.14±12.69 | 0.506 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
MMPI, Minnesota Multiple Personality Inventory; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.