Article Published In Vol.3 (Sept-Oct-2015)

Interpersonal Relatedness in Patients with Schizophrenia on Rorschach Ink Blot Test

Author : Anubha Srivastava

This study investigated interpersonal relatedness in patients with schizophrenia on Rorschach Ink Blot Test. A sample of 30 patients with schizophrenia, diagnosed on the basis of ICD- 10 diagnostic criteria were selected using purposive sampling technique from out- patient and in- patient departments of the Post Graduate Institute of Behavioural and Medical Sciences, Raipur (C.G.). A control group of 30 persons from general population were screened out using GHQ-5 and taken as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients with schizophrenia and control group were assessed on socio-demographic data sheet and Rorschach Ink Blot Test. Result of the present study shows that patients with schizophrenia had poor interpersonal relatedness as compared to the control group as assessed on Rorschach Ink Blot Test.

Keywords: Interpersonal relatedness, Schizophrenia, Rorschach Ink Blot Test.