An Outcome Study: Changes in Rorschach Variables of Adolescents in Residential Treatment

Admission Rorschach variables were compared to 2-year reevaluation responses of adolescents (n = 50) in residential treatment using Weiner and Exner's (1991) 27 structural variables. Fifty adolescents who had previously failed to improve in outpatient treatment and multiple hospitalizations wer...

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Published in:Journal of personality assessment 1994-06, Vol.62 (3), p.505-514
Main Authors: Abraham, Pamela Pressley, Lepisto, Brenda Lovegrove, Lewis, M. Gale, Schultz, Lara, Finkelberg, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Changes
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Personality Assessment
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Personality Disorders - therapy
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Residential Facilities
Residential Treatment
Rorschach Test
Techniques and methods
Treatment Outcome
Variables
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Summary:Admission Rorschach variables were compared to 2-year reevaluation responses of adolescents (n = 50) in residential treatment using Weiner and Exner's (1991) 27 structural variables. Fifty adolescents who had previously failed to improve in outpatient treatment and multiple hospitalizations were subsequently placed in residential treatment. Following 2 years of residential treatment, they showed positive personality changes as indicated by a reduction in Rorschach indices of impaired functioning. Positive treatment changes in interpersonal awareness were discussed utilizing a social identification index formulated for this population. Results indicate the utility of the Rorschach test-retest method of assessing treatment outcome.
ISSN:0022-3891
1532-7752
DOI:10.1207/s15327752jpa6203_10