Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

This study is in line with the degree of Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory - 3 Personality Inventory (SCID-II) in the diagnosis of personality disorde. The research sample included 510 patients (160 men and 350 non-clinical, clinical) subjects were clinically purposive sampling and non-clinical subjects were selected by simple random sampling. Data from clinical trial Millon - 3 (MCMI-III), Personality Questionnaire (SCID-II) and demographic characteristics were used. For data analysis, chi-square tests (X2) and kappa coefficient was used. Statistical analysis showed that the agreement with the MCMI-III personality questionnaire (SCID-II) in the diagnosis of personality disorders, the highest and the lowest coordinate in the clinical diagnosis of borderline personality disorder with 66/0, and dependent personality disorder / 004 is also the highest and the lowest coordinate in non-clinical diagnosis of avoidant personality disorder with 46/0, and dependent personality disorder / 006, respectively. The results of the characteristics of personality scales MCMI-III, the positive predictive power in the range of 95/0 to 15/0, 94/0 to 35/0 and also can detect negative predictive power in the range of 99/0 to 41 / 0 respectively. The results of this study show the diagnostic validity of MCMI-III is valid and desirable, and evaluations can be used for diagnosis, treatment and research of personality disorders is used.