Effective interpretation of the MCMI requires considerable sophistication and knowledge related to psychopathology in general and personality disorders in particular. At a minimum, practitioners should be familiar with issues related to personality disorders, along with the DSM-IV criteria. Ideally, practitioners should also have read Millon and Davis’s (1996) definitive Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond, worked with clients with personality disorders, and administered the MCMI to a number of such clients. Clinicians should also be aware of the previously outlined assets and limitations of the MCMI so that they can most appropriately work with the data. In particular, the MCMI does not provide DSM-IV diagnosis; it should be used only with clinical populations; it is not particularly helpful in assessing a person’s strengths; and there is a possibility that it might overdiagnose personality disorders and be overinterpreted by clinicians.