BACKGROUND One of the clinically relevant problems of Internet use is the phenomenon of Internet addiction. Considering the fact that there is ample evidence for the relationship between attachment style and substance abuse, it stands to reason that attachment theory can also make an important contribution to the understanding of the pathogenesis of Internet addiction. OBJECTIVE The aim of th...

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...

Asperger syndrome (AS) is a pervasive developmental disorder generally regarded as a variant of autism. While it has been included in the ICD-10 and DSM-IV as a distinct diagnostic entity, it is still unclear to what extent it differs from high-functioning autism (HFA). Persons with HFA have been reported to show a variety of deficits of thought processes. Abnormalities such as poor reality tes...

The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach is currently the subject of heated controversy among psychologists. Much “common knowledge” about the test is either incorrect or in dispute. Psychologists who use the Rorschach in forensic settings can often be successfully challenged by well-informed attorneys and may risk becoming the subject of ethics complaints. This article identifies seven issue...

OBJECTIVE The differential diagnosis of schizophrenia (SZ) versus autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be clinically challenging because accumulating evidence suggests both clinical and biological overlaps between them. The aim of this study was to compare Rorschach profiles between young adults with SZ and those with ASD. METHODS We evaluated quantitative tendencies on the Rorschach test among...

Both psychologists 9, 16, 17) and psychiatrists 14, 18, 21) have recognized the values of the Rorschach test in the clinical appraisal of the personality and today it is one of the most important tools in the armamentarium of the clinical psychologist. Since the publication of Beck’s first manual in 1937 several new manuals have been published, demonstrating the increased interest in this new p...

I am pleased to have this opportunity to respond to the article on the Rorschach Test in clinical diagnosis since my 1947 article seemed to be at least a partial focus of the critical comments. I also will try to comply with the editor’s request for a “short rejoinder” to this lengthy article. In addition, although I felt the tone of the manuscript was overly haughty in criticizing an article p...

BACKGROUND Previously published data show large differences between euthymic Israeli adult bipolar patients and US normative data on several measures of psychological functioning as assessed with a sensitive projective measure (Rorschach Inkblot Test). The current study examines the Rorschach performance of healthy offspring of bipolar parents and compares them to matched normal controls. MET...