A content analysis of the Rorschach test by subtypes of borderline personality disorder

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  • content analysis of the Rorschach test by subtypes of borderline personality disorder

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:T he author administered the Rorschach test to patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) according to DSM-IV. This study intended (1) to find the subgroups of BPD and (2) to describe the interpersonal, affective, and thought processes of each of them through the Rorschach. Cluster analysis using frequency of contents of their responses revealed three groups among them. Each group differed in some variables including R, Z score, D score, Special Scores, and human responses. I named each of them (a) core type, (b) asocial type, and (c) emotionally reactive type, respectively. The findings in this study suggest that BPD has subtypes which differ in their affective or interpersonal features, while they have basically same symptomatology.

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  • Journal of Mental Health

    Journal of Mental Health (12(通巻45)), 69-75, 1999-03-31

    National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

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