Rorschach assessment of changes following psychotherapy: A meta-analytic review

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-276

  Grønnerød, Cato ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RORSCHACH SYSTEM; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544316799     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8303_09     Document Type: Review

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