The IDRlabs Multiphasic Personality Test was informed by the personality assessment tool created by Starke R. Nor is the IDR-MPT the equivalent of the MMPI-2.
IDR-MPT is not associated with any researchers who contributed to the MMPI-2 or their affiliated research institutions. The test is based on a classic instrument measure developed by the University of Minnesota and is a protected intellectual property not freely available to researchers. The IDR-MPT was based on the famous scales known from Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), a scientifically validated instrument for the assessment of personality pathologies and traits. The IDRlabs Multiphasic Personality Test (IDR-MPT©) was developed by IDRlabs International.