CSF 5-HIAA and the Rorschach Test in Patients Who Have Attempted Suicide

Lundbäck, Eva; Forslund, Kaj; Rylander, Gunnar; Jokinen, Jussi; Nordström, Anna-Lena; Åsberg, Marie

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“…PD = personality disorder. aLundback et al (2006) was included byMihura et al (2013) but excluded from central analyses in present meta-analysis. b Samples of Zodan et al (2009) and Zodan (2010) overlapped.…”

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A second look at the validity of widely used Rorschach indices: Comment on Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, and Bombel (2013).

Wood¹,

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Nezworski³

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Psychological Bulletin

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We comment on the meta-analysis by Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, and Bombel (2013), which examined the validity of scores in Exner's Comprehensive System (CS) for the Rorschach. First, we agree there is compelling evidence that 4 categories of cognitive scores-the "Rorschach cognitive quartet"-are related to cognitive ability/impairment and thought disorder. We now feel comfortable endorsing the use of these scores in some applied and research settings. Second, we conducted new meta-analyses (k = 44) for the 4 noncognitive Rorschach scores with highest validity in the Mihura et al. findings. Unlike Mihura et al., we included unpublished dissertations (although we did not attempt to exhaustively unearth all unpublished studies), calculated correlations instead of semipartial correlations, and used the Rorschach International Norms for a larger proportion of comparisons. Our validity estimates for the Suicide Constellation and Weighted Sum of Color were similar to or even higher than those of Mihura et al., although we concluded that support for the Suicide Constellation is limited and that Weighted Sum of Color probably does not measure its intended target. Our validity estimates for Sum Shading and the Anatomy and X-ray score were much lower than those of Mihura et al. We conclude that their meta-analysis accurately reflects the published literature, but their exclusion of unpublished studies led to substantial overestimates of validity for some and perhaps many Rorschach scores. Therefore, the evidence is presently insufficient to justify using the CS to measure noncognitive characteristics such as emotionality, negative affect, and bodily preoccupations.

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A second look at the validity of widely used Rorschach indices: Comment on Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, and Bombel (2013).

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Garb²,

Nezworski³

et al. 2015

Psychological Bulletin

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“…No se presentan correlaciones con dimensiones o facetas del carácter, lo cual resultaría fundamental evaluar a futuro. En línea con lo anterior, se hallaron también correlaciones significativas entre niveles de metabolitos de la serotonina y SCON, Vista y CF+C>C (Lundbäck et al, 2006), pero no con DEPI ni CDI. Son varias las teorías o modelos psicobiológicos de la personalidad que postulan la relación entre serotonina, ansiedad y depresión (Albores-Gallo, Márquez-Caraveo, & Estañol, 2003), y dicha relación está ampliamente documentada (Gjerris et al, 1987;Mann, 2003).…”

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“…Una de ellas incluye el análisis de correlaciones entre variables del Rorschach y del TCI (Fassino, Amianto, Levi, & Rovera, 2003). La otra referencia (Lundbäck et al, 2006), si bien es un estudio acerca de la correlación entre el nivel de serotonina, y variables del Rorschach, se enmarcó dentro de este grupo pues existe amplia bibliografía que relaciona dicho neurotransmisor con los rasgos de personalidad Evitación del Daño (Cloninger, Svrakic, & Przybeck, 1993) y Neuroticismo-Ansiedad (Zuckerman, 2005). La investigación llevada a cabo por Fassino et al (2003), muestra correlaciones entre todas las variables de temperamento de la escala TCI con al menos dos variables del Rorschach, en la dirección esperable teóricamente, a priori (Fassino et al, 2003): -Búsqueda de novedad: NS3 con: FCc (+), F+% (-).…”

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“…En concordancia con los postulados básicos del modelo de personalidad de Cloninger (Cloninger et al, 1993) y del Sistema Comprehensivo de Exner (1969), se encuentran los hallazgos de Lundbäck et al, (2006), hallando correlaciones negativas entre los niveles de 5-HIAA en el fluido cerebroespinal y S-CON, Vista y CF+C>C. El 5-HIAA es un metabolito de la serotonina, un estimador fiable de sus niveles en el cerebro midiendo su concentración en el fluido cerebroespinal (Lundbäck et al, 2006). Menores niveles de serotonina se relacionan con estados depresivos (Gjerris et al, 1987) y con el riesgo de suicidio (Mann, 2003).…”

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Rorschach y Psicobiología de la Personalidad

Sánchez

2016

Univ Psychol

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. Por otra parte, en los últimos años se están produciendo procesos de profunda transformación en los modelos, teorías, criterios diagnósticos y tipos de intervenciones en psicología clínica y psiquiatría. En dicho proceso las neurociencias ocupan un rol central. Resulta por lo tanto indispensable evaluar la pertinencia y vigencia del Rorschach en ese nuevo panorama. Una vez analizada la bibliografía relevada, se presentan hallazgos que afirman dicha pertinencia y vigencia, pero aún más interrogantes y líneas de investigación a explorar. Abstract: This paper presents a systematic literature review on the Rorschach test and the psychobiology of personality. The Rorschach remains one of the psychological tests worldwide reference, about to be a hundred years since its inception. Moreover, in recent years there are processes of deep transformation in the models, theories, diagnostic criteria and types of interventions in clinical psychology and psychiatry. In this process the neurosciences occupy a central role. It is therefore essential to assess the relevance and validity of the Rorschach in that new landscape. After analyzing the literature relieved, presented findings that claim that relevance and validity, but even more questions and lines of research to explore.

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“…In particular, Mihura et al's (2013) meta-analytic examination of all interpreted variables included in the popular comprehensive system (CS; Exner, 2003) led to the conclusion that 26 of them demonstrated excellent (r ≥ 0.33, p < .001, FSN > 50) or good (r ≥ .21, p < .05, FSN ≥ 10) validity, when using externally assessed criteria to evaluate them rather than self-report. 4 Moreover, during the past two decades, several Rorschach variables (e.g., human movement, complexity, Vista) have received extensive empirical validation using (a) neuroscientific techniques such as EEG (Ando' et al, 2018;Giromini et al, 2010;Pineda et al, 2011;Porcelli et al, 2013), fMRI (Asari et al, 2010;Giromini et al, 2017Giromini et al, , 2019aGiromini et al, , 2019bVitolo et al, 2020), and rTMS (Ando' et al, 2015(Ando' et al, , 2018, or (b) psychophysiological research methods involving the measurement of electrodermal activity (Giromini et al, 2016), eye movements (Ales et al, 2019;Minassian et al, 2005, Perry et al, 1995, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) (Lundbäck et al, 2006), and other physiological criteria (Meaney, 2011;Meyer et al, 2018).…”

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Can the Rorschach be Administered Remotely? A Review of Options and a Pilot Study Using a Newly Developed R-PAS App

Ales

Meyer

Mihura

et al. 2022

Psychol. Inj. and Law

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has required psychologists to adopt measures like physical distancing and mask wearing, though other safety procedures such as travel restrictions or prohibitions on in-person practice and research have fostered the use of tele-health tools. In this article, we review options for using the Rorschach task via videoconference and provide preliminary data from using a new electronic app for remote R-PAS administration to determine whether the remote administration in an electronic form yields different information than in-person administration with the cards in hand. As a pilot study, our focus is on the “first factor” of all Rorschach scores, i.e., complexity. Data were collected from 60 adult Italian community volunteers, and statistical analyses evaluated the extent to which the average complexity score significantly departed from R-PAS normative expectations (SS = 100), accompanied by Bayesian likelihoods for supporting the null hypothesis. Results suggest that the general level of complexity shown by the test-takers when administered the Rorschach remotely with the new R-PAS app closely resembles that previously observed using “standard” in-person procedures. Tentative analyses of other R-PAS scores suggested normative departures that could be due to the effects of the app, testing at home, or responses to the pandemic. We offer recommendations for future research and discuss practical implications.

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CSF 5-HIAA and the Rorschach Test in Patients Who Have Attempted Suicide

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

A second look at the validity of widely used Rorschach indices: Comment on Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, and Bombel (2013).

A second look at the validity of widely used Rorschach indices: Comment on Mihura, Meyer, Dumitrascu, and Bombel (2013).

Rorschach y Psicobiología de la Personalidad

Can the Rorschach be Administered Remotely? A Review of Options and a Pilot Study Using a Newly Developed R-PAS App

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