AMPHETAMINE ON RORSCHACH MEASURES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS

Twenty-two normal undergraduate men were administered either d-ampheta mine (0.2 mg/kg or 0.4 mg/kg) or placebo in a double-blind, counterbal anced design. The test sessions were exactly three weeks apart and inc luded, among other measures, the Rorschach test. Rorschach anxiety and thought disorder variables were measured under drug and placebo condi tions. The results suggest that amphetamine causes an increase in Rors chach anxiety indices but does not elevate Rorschach indices of though t disorder. The observed dissociation of anxiety and thought disorder on the Rorschach has implications for the role of the Rorschach in stu dying anxiety disorders and schizophrenic disorders.