The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Second Edition (MMPI-2,?copyrighted by The University of Minnesota Press and exclusively marketed and sold by Pearson) is?used by a broad range of clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the selection of appropriate treatment methods.? To use it properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret this test. This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of Essentials of MMPI-2 Assessment (originally published in 2001)?provides that resource. In addition to comprehensive updates to the research and literature throughout, the new edition will include information on other versions of the test, including the MMPI-2 RC and the MMPI-2-RF.