The BHI 2 is a 217 item psychological inventory designed for the assessment of medical patients. It is administered via paper and pencil, and takes about 30-40 minutes to complete. The BHI 2 was developed over an 18 year period, and the present published version is the sixth version of the test. The BHI 2 is published by Pearson Assessments, which is the sole distributor of the MMPI. The purpose of the BHI 2 is to assess the interaction between medical and psychological factors.
As part of the BHI 2 scientific validation, data was gathered at 106 sites in 36 US states. This produced two normative samples matched to US census data, one being a rehabilitation patient sample, and the other being a sample of persons in the community. This project was probably the largest single research study ever conducted of psychological factors effecting rehabilitation patients. It involved administering the BHI 2, MMPI-2, MCMI-III, Tennessee Self Concept Scale, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, McGill Pain questionnaire, a Projective Pain Drawing, as well as medical and other information from the patient sample. This data was used as the basis for the BHI 2 test.
Research in the fields of psychology and medicine has indicated that psychological factors influence medical outcome in a variety of ways. Many studies have found that psychosocial factors have been more predictive of medical outcome than have medical diagnosis or other medical factors. As a result, there is a growing recognition in the medical protocols of a variety of organizations that psychological assessment and interventions play an important role in effectively treating chronic medical conditions.
The BHI 2 was designed to facilitate the interdisciplinary treatment of medical patients. It can help a mental health professional know what questions to a physician, and can assist a medical professional in knowing when to make a psychological referral.
The scales of the BHI 2 are as follows:
Miscellaneous information about the BHI 2
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