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Use of projective testing on a consultation-liaison service.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3889975     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Projective psychological testing is a valuable but underrated tool in consultation-liaison psychiatry. By reviewing psychiatric consultations with supporting psychological testing done over a 12-month period at the Beth Israel Hospital, the authors pinpointed clinical problems where projective testing was particularly helpful. The authors found suicidality, depression, and regression to be diagnostic dilemmas in which use of the Rorschach and TAT was decisive in the crisis setting of some consultations. The psychodynamic information offered by these tests guided both proper medication selection and verbal interventions as well as facilitated medical education. 4 cases were selected to illustrate the relevance of projective testing to consultation-liaison work.
Authors:
T D Stewart; E R Golding
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychotherapy and psychosomatics     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0033-3190     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychother Psychosom     Publication Date:  1985  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-06-28     Completed Date:  1985-06-28     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0024046     Medline TA:  Psychother Psychosom     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  151-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Borderline Personality Disorder / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Female
Hospitals, General
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Projective Techniques*
Psychiatry*
Referral and Consultation*
Rorschach Test
Suicide, Attempted / psychology
Thematic Apperception Test

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