RORSCHACH RESPONSE PATTERNS IN ADOLESCENT SCHIZOPHRENICS

Schizophrenia-like Rorschach results among the consanguine relatives of schizophrenics.

In this study first published in 1972, 218 relatives of 28 schizophrenic and a control group of 34 brain-damaged patients were interviewed and tested with the original Rorschach inkblot cards. In contrast to Rorschach surveys in the general population, the study revealed schizophrenia-like test results in approximately one quarter of the subjects, equally distributed among the relatives of schi...

Personality correlates of electroencephalographic patterns: Rorschach findings.

THERE have been many reports describing meaningful relationships between electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns and psychological phenomena in individuals with no known neurological dysfunction (9, 12). However, the findings are not completely consistent, nor is there agreement among workers in the field about the reliability of many of these relationships. This lack of agreement is particularl...

Some Rorschach data comparing schizophrenics with borderline and schizotypal personality disorders.

The Rorschach data from 84 borderline personality disorders and 76 schizotypal personality disorders, both groups diagnosed using DSM-III criteria, were compared with each other and with two sets of Rorschach protocols collected from 80 first admission schizophrenics, one being administered shortly after admission and the second taken shortly before discharge. The data indicate that the borderl...

Rorschach patterns of response in Vietnam veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder versus combat and normal controls.

To further evaluate Rorschach indicators of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), test protocols of 16 combat veterans so diagnosed were compared with those of 9 combat controls and 12 noncombat subjects. Results replicated Rorschach abnormalities previously associated with this disorder, including signs of low stress tolerance, poor affect modulation, perceptual distortion, and interpersonal d...

Behavior Patterns in Southern Caucasian and Southern Negro Male Schizophrenics