PMID- 21770830
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120813
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1502-4725 (Electronic)
IS  - 0803-9488 (Linking)
VI  - 66
IP  - 2
DP  - 2012 Apr
TI  - Rorschach inkblot method data at baseline and after 2 years treatment of 
      consecutively admitted patients with first-episode schizophrenia.
PG  - 79-85
LID - 10.3109/08039488.2011.595500 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: The Rorschach Inkblot Method is regarded as an important clinical 
      instrument for detailed diagnostic description of the integrative capacities of 
      individuals in psychotic states and as an instrument for measuring progression in 
      the course of treatment. AIMS: To describe relevant Rorschach variables at 
      baseline in a group of consecutively admitted patients with first-episode 
      schizophrenia. Furthermore, to describe the changes in these variables from 
      baseline to year 2 for the group of patients given psychiatric standard 
      treatment, and to compare these changes with changes in other outcome measures 
      [Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Global Assessment of Functioning 
      (GAF), Strauss-Carpenter and socio-demographic variables]. METHODS: In a 
      prospective study, 34 patients consecutively admitted to treatment for a first 
      episode of schizophrenia were tested using Exner's Rorschach Comprehensive System 
      at inclusion and after 2 years. RESULTS: Core variables of the Rorschach, assumed 
      to show changes (e.g. reality testing, perceptual and thought disorders) in 
      patients with a first episode of schizophrenia, all improved but revealed no 
      significant changes after 2 years of treatment, while other measurements (PANSS, 
      GAF) did. Furthermore, discrepancies were found between the Perceptual-Thinking 
      Index (PTI) and PANSS(positive) symptoms of delusions and hallucinations. 
      CONCLUSION: The small sample limits the conclusions, but the Rorschach variables 
      may have problems reflecting major changes in psychotic symptoms and social 
      functioning. With short protocols, PTI seems at risk of being unnecessarily 
      insensitive and PTI may benefit from changes in the scoring procedures.
FAU - Rosenbaum, Bent
AU  - Rosenbaum B
AD  - Psychiatric University Center Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej, Glostrup, Denmark.
FAU - Andersen, Palle Bent
AU  - Andersen PB
FAU - Knudsen, Per Bjerregaard
AU  - Knudsen PB
FAU - Lorentzen, Pia
AU  - Lorentzen P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110720
PL  - England
TA  - Nord J Psychiatry
JT  - Nordic journal of psychiatry
JID - 100927567
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Delusions
MH  - Female
MH  - *Hallucinations
MH  - Hospitalization
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Patient Admission
MH  - Prognosis
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Psychotic Disorders/*diagnosis/psychology
MH  - *Rorschach Test
MH  - Schizophrenia/*diagnosis
MH  - *Schizophrenic Psychology
MH  - Social Adjustment
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2011/07/21 06:00
MHDA- 2012/08/14 06:00
CRDT- 2011/07/21 06:00
PHST- 2011/07/21 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/07/21 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/08/14 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.3109/08039488.2011.595500 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nord J Psychiatry. 2012 Apr;66(2):79-85. doi: 10.3109/08039488.2011.595500. Epub 
      2011 Jul 20.