THE USE OF A MODIFIED THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST IN A NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CLINIC IN A GENERAL HOSPITAL
JACKSON A. SMITH M. D.1,
WARREN T. BROWN M. D.2, , and
FLORENCE L. THROWER M. S.2
1 The Department of Neuropsychiatry, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Goldsmith Instructor, Baylor University College of Medicine.
2 The Department of Neuropsychiatry, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
The Thematic Apperception Test has been used as a part of the routine workup of 25 patients seen in a psychiatric clinic in a general hospital. In these cases it appeared to be a definite aid in quickly gaining understanding of the patients' problems, and avoided emphasizing the somatic complaints. Also, the information helped the therapist in guiding the initial interview into more productive channels.
The test was modified by getting responses to only 8 cards, which seemed to give the maximum information for the time spent. The previous finding of the particular value of the test in those individuals who verbalize poorly was re-affirmed in this study.
