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An Evaluation of the Effects of Rorschach EB Style on the Diagnostic Utility of the Depression Index

Radhika Krishnamurthy

Florida Institute of Technology

Robert P. Archer

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Several empirical studies have found the Rorschach Depression Index (DEPI) to have questionable diagnostic utility. Studies using adolescent samples suggest that the DEPI has limited sensitivity and fails to differentiate effectively between adolescents with and without depression diagnoses. The present study was conducted to evaluate Viglione, Brager, and Haller's suggestion that the DEPI may have better discriminative ability for individuals with extratensive problem-solving styles, measured by the Rorschach EB (Erlebnistypus) variable, compared to those with introversive and ambitent styles. Comparisons were conducted between adolescents with depression-related diagnoses and adolescents with other diagnoses for each of the three EB groups. The results failed to support the hypothesized greater discriminative power of DEPI for depressed extratensives, and suggest caution in using the DEPI to evaluate adolescent depression.

Key Words: DEPI • EB • Rorschach • projective • adolescent • depression

Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 1, 105-109 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/107319110100800110
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