title: Measuring change in a brief therapy of a compulsive personality.
abstract: In the short-term therapy over 16 50-min. sessions of a compulsive personality, there were unanimous positive changes on 17 verbal measures, with no activity shown on one measure. The verbal measures of Mahl, Raimy, and Bugental were used, along with Bühler, Bühler, and Lefever's Basic Rorschach Score and a qualitative analysis of the Rorschach. There were indications of decreases in procrastination, narcissism, and disorderliness.
authors.affiliation: California Psychological Clinic, Orange 92667-3019.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Primac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D012392:Rorschach Test; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014705:Verbal Behavior