title: The Rorschach Ego Impairment Index: prediction of treatment outcome in a child psychiatric population.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the treatment utility of the revision of Perry and Viglione's (1991) Rorschach Ego Impairment Index (EII-2) in a sample of 53 child psychiatric inpatients. Parent ratings of symptomatic functioning on the Devereux Scales of Mental Disorders (DSMD; Naglieri, LeBuffe, & Pfeiffer, 1994) were obtained at admission, 30 days postdischarge, and 120 days postdischarge. EII-2 scores correlated with initial symptom elevations on the Critical Pathology at admission. EII-2 scores did not predict short-term response to treatment. However, EII-2 scores demonstrated moderate correlations with long-term outcome and relapse. EII-2 was related to prediction of worsening of symptoms between 30-day and 120-day follow-up as measured by Reliable Change Index scores that were computed for the Externalizing, Internalizing, Critical Pathology, and Total DSMD scales.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Pace University, New York, NY 10038, USA. jstokes@pace.edu
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pogge
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell-Lunder
authors.forename: Alfred W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bilginer
authors.forename: Victoria A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: DeLuca
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012392:Rorschach Test; D016896:Treatment Outcome