Psychopathology and Mental Retardation

The aim of this research was to study the psychological effects of disorders such as schizophrenia and depression associated with mental retardation. The Rorschach Inkblot Test and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale were administered to a group of 97 subjects (52 women and 45 men) ages 15:10 yr. to 36:6 yr. (M=21:5, SD=5:3). The subjects were divided into four subgroups according to the presence or absence of mental retardation and psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia versus depression). The quality of the perception in Rorschach responses and the ErlebnisTypus scores differentiated psychotic and depressed subjects well. These disorders, when associated with mental retardation, make impairment of perceptual performance worse. The interaction between Axis I mental disorders (according to DSM-IV diagnosis) and mental retardation, an Axis II disorder, is discussed

Cognition · Depression (economics · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Rorschach test · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale · Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Clinical Psychology · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology

• The validity of individual Rorschach variables

  Joni L Mihura, Gregory J Meyer et al.•Psychological Bulletin•2013

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• Metanálise de Relações Interpessoais no Método de Rorschach em Países Ocidentais

  Open Access•Rafael Rubens de Queiroz Balbi Neto, Sávio Silveira De Queiroz•Interpersona An International…•2011

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• Determining Psychosis in Retarded Adults through Psychological Tests

  Open Access•Donald A Eisner, Matthew Maibaum•Psychological Reports•1987

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