MHP™

Multidimensional Health Profile™

Purpose: Assesses psychosocial and health risks in primary health care settings in individuals

Format: Paper and pencil, Online administration, E-Manual

Age range: 18 years to 90 years

Time: Approximately 15 minutes for each booklet; 20 minutes to score

DETAILS:

The MHP is a comprehensive screening instrument designed for general use in health-related settings. Evidence over the past 30 years indicates that early identification of adjustment disorders, dysfunctional attitudes, and health-compromising habits can facilitate cost-effective prevention programs and overall improvement of healthcare quality. This is the first instrument to provide comprehensive information about psychosocial and health functioning. National representative norms based on a sample of 2,411 participants are available by gender for three age groups (18–32 years, 33–50 years, and 51–90 years).

• Detects areas of clinical concern and targets areas for follow-up evaluation.

• Developed and standardized for use with individuals ages 18 years and older.

• Consists of two 4-page carbonless, hand-scorable Test Booklets to use together or separately.

The MHP materials consist of a Professional Manual and two test booklets written at a fourth-grade reading level. The MHP–Psychosocial Functioning (MHP-P) booklet contains 58 items that cover four major areas of concern: life stress, coping skills, social resources, and mental health. The MHP–Health Functioning (MHP-H) booklet consists of 69 items that provide information in five major areas of concern: response to illness, health habits, adult health history, health care utilization, and health beliefs and attitudes.