Published research is limited on the psychological characteristics of juvenile sex offenders as a subgroup separate from other juvenile delinquents. This study compares 45 male adolescent sex offenders on the Rorschach with a matched group of nonsex adolescent offenders. The two groups differed in total number of responses. Eliminating those protocols of questionable validity due to low productivity in combination with a high lamba, a statistically significant difference in the number of anatomy responses given by the two groups was found. With this exception, the personality characteristics of adolescent sex offenders were similar to those of adolescents who commit only nonsexual crimes. It should be noted, however, that the scoring categories analysed were not exhaustive and that the groups may differ on more recently proposed Rorschach subscales.

A group of children with diabetes mellitus were evaluated for self-esteem and manifest anxiety before and after attending a special summer camp. Both males and females showed significant increases in their self-esteem and decreases in manifest anxiety. In both areas, the girls showed a greater improvement than the boys but this was thought to be due partially to the lower initial self-esteem in the females. A comparison was made between these children and a matched group of diabetic children who didnot attend camp. In this group, there was also an improvement in both variables on retesting. Theimprovements for the camp group were always greater than for the controls, but only in the case of female self-esteem was the difference statistically significant.

This case study presents a young woman who developed a severe obsessive-compulsive disorder after a routine medical procedure. It is suggested that this procedure brought back repressed guilt from three abortions and thus led to the onset of symptoms. The case is discussed in relationship to available research and theory.

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As technical training costs increase in the military, it is increasingly important to identify and eliminate as soon as possible individuals unwilling or unable to adapt to the demands of the military. The present study compares three groups of enlisted personnel below the rank of E-4: a group having adjustment problems but motivated to remain in the military, a group having adjustment problems and seeking a discharge, and a well-adjusted group. Two scales of a personality inventory were found to differentiate the groups and suggest potential value for screening of military applicants.