title: Personality attributes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the Rorschach Inkblot Test.
abstract: This study investigated Rorschach Inkblot Test response patterns in a group of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and compared them to matched samples of clinical control and normal control groups. The findings indicated that the ADHD and clinical control groups both demonstrated markedly limited coping capacities, an avoidance of affect-laden stimuli, difficulties with self- and interpersonal perceptions, problems in perceiving reality accurately, and a vulnerability to depression. The ADHD group demonstrated significantly more intense feelings of isolation and discomfort, less social involvement, avoidance of decision-making, and more dependence, while the clinical control group demonstrated a significantly higher level of psychological disorganization and thinking problems.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, MA, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cotugno
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003657:Decision Making; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012392:Rorschach Test