The Rorschach test in clinical diagnosis

The Rorschach test in clinical diagnosis: A critical review, with a backward look at Garfield (1947)

“…The present review addresses a single but very important clinical question: Are Rorschach scores related to psychiatric diagnoses? This same question was the topic of Garfield's (1947) classic article, "The Rorschach Test in Clinical Diagnosis," published in this journal half a century ago.…”

“…First, the article by Garfield (1947) presents a set of dramatic results that seem to confirm the great value of the Rorschach for diagnostic purposes. The article reports the concordance between Rorschach-based diagnoses, mainly for schizophrenia or psychoneurosis, and diagnoses made by the psychiatric staffs of two hospitals.…”

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The present article comments on a classic study by Garfield (1947) then reviews research on the Rorschach and psychiatric diagnoses. Despite a few positive findings, the Rorschach has demonstrated little validity as a diagnostic tool.

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“…The co-editor of the Journal of Clinical Psychology has asked us to look backward to a classic article by Sol Garfield (1947) and forward to the future of the Rorschach. The present review addresses a single but very important clinical question: Are Rorschach scores related to psychiatric diagnoses?…”

“Back to the future” in clinical psychology: Introduction to the first millennial issue

“…The last archival paper is by Sol Garfield (1947), who originally described the use of the Rorshach in clinical practice. A modern critique by Wood, Lillienfield, Garb, and Nezworski provides one modern view of the Rorschach.…”