AN OUTCOME STUDY - CHANGES IN RORSCHACH VARIABLES OF ADOLESCENTS IN RESIDENTIAL-TREATMENT

Admission Rorschach variables were compared to 2-year reevaluation res ponses of adolescents (n = 50) in residential treatment using Weiner a nd Exner's (1991) 27 structural variables. Fifty adolescents who had p reviously failed to improve in outpatient treatment and multiple hospi talizations were subsequently placed in residential treatment. Followi ng 2 years of residential treatment, they showed positive personality changes as indicated by a reduction in Rorschach indices of impaired f unctioning. Positive treatment changes in interpersonal awareness were discussed utilizing a social identification index formulated for this population. Results indicate the utility of the Rorschach test-retest method of assessing treatment outcome.