Overview the minnesota multiphasic personality inventory 2 mmpi 2 is one of the most widely researched and used assessment tools in psychology forensic psychologists often rely on it to evaluate clients involved in civil and criminal cases. He published an interpretive manual for the mmpi 2 mmpi 2 rf and a computer interpretive program for the mmpi 2 from which he receives royalties linda d nelson does not have an affiliation with any mmpi 2 products or books published previously and does not receive any royalties related to the mmpi 2 other than the book using the mmpi 2 in forensic assessment . Using the mmpi 2 in forensic assessment response to criticism about a case study butcher jn1 hass ga2 greene rl3 nelson ld4 nichols ds5 williams cl6 author information 1a department of psychology university of minnesota 2b independent practice bethesda md 3c pacific graduate school of psychology palo alto university 4d department of psychiatry and . Linda d nelson does not have an affiliation with any mmpi 2 products or books published previously and does not receive any royalties related to the mmpi 2 other than the book using the mmpi 2 in forensic assessment washington dc american psychological association david s nichols has authored or co authored several mmpi 2 books and manuals from which he receives royalties carolyn