The Rorschach test in clinical diagnosis: A critical review, with a backward look at Garfield (1947)
Journal of Clinical PsychologyPublished 1 March 2000
James M. Wood, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Howard N. Garb, M. Teresa Nezworski
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The present article comments on a classic study by Garfield (1947) then reviews research on the Rorschach and psychiatric diagnoses and finds that deviant verbalizations and bad form in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder are related to Schizophrenia and perhaps to Bipolar Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
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The present article comments on a classic study by Garfield (1947) then reviews research on the Rorschach and psychiatric diagnoses. Despite a few positive findings, the Rorschach has demonstrated little validity as a diagnostic tool. Deviant verbalizations and bad form on the Rorschach, and indices based on these variables, are related to Schizophrenia and perhaps to Bipolar Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder also seem to give an above-average number of deviant verbalizations. Otherwise the Rorschach has not shown a well-demonstrated relationship to these disorders or to Major Depressive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders other than PTSD, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dependent, Narcissistic, or Antisocial Personality Disorders, Conduct Disorder, or psychopathy.
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