Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory--Adolescents (MMPI-A) has become the most widely used clinical personality inventory for adolescents since it was released in 1992. Williams (emeritus, epidemiology and community health) and Butcher (emeritus psychology, both U. of Minnesota) have written about and used it and other versions of the MMPI for many years, and here explain its theory and practice to professionals in mental health and other fields who are encountering it for the first time. Their topics include a conceptual framework for personality and behavior; administering, scoring, and augmenting assessments; beyond the basics to content measures, PSY-5, and supplementary scales; an interpretative strategy and report writing; and sharing information with adolescents and parents. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)