Mental health for university students : the trend of MMPI in freshmen during the last six years

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  • 大学生のメンタルヘルス : ６年間の新入生のMMPIの動向
  • ダイガクセイ ノ メンタル ヘルス 6ネンカン ノ シンニュウセイ ノ MMPI ノ ドウコウ

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Abstract

he primary purpose of this study was to clarify characteristics of the Minnesota MultiphasicPersonality Inventory (MMPI) profile in freshmen of university. A total of 1600 freshmen whoentered Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan, from 1998 to 2003participated in this study. The mean age of these subjects at the time of testing was 19.2 (SD2.4)years. All students gave informed consent before entering the study. The new Japanese version ofMMPI was administered to students as routine mental health checkup during the orientationfollowing entrance into the university. As a result, 1.9% of students on the hypomanic scale whichwas the lowest had high score (T>70) and 8.4% of student on the depression scale which was thehighest had high score. Three % of students revealed the MMPI code type related to patients withschizophrenia spectrum disorder. The MMPI is a useful tool for identifying university students,who have problems related to mental health. In addition, the interviews for feedback appear to beuseful for early diagnosis and early intervention.

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