Reading List for the Rorschach Comprehensive System

Barry Ritzler, Ph.D.

2002-2004

Acklin, M., McDowell, C., Verschell, M., & Chan, D. (2000).  Interobserver agreement, intraobserver reliability, and the Rorschach Comprehensive System.  Journal of Personality Assessment, 74, 15-47.

Archer, R. (Ed.) (1999).  Perspectives on the Rorschach [Special Section].  Assessment, 6, 307-351.

Aronow, E. (2001). CS norms, psychometrics, and possibilities for the Rorshcach technique. Clinical Psychology Science & Practice, 8, 383-385.

Bornstein, R. (1999).  Criterion validity of objective and projective dependency tests: A meta-analytic assessment of behavioral prediction.  Psychological Assessment, 11, 48-57.

Bornstein, R. (2001).  Clinical utility of the Rorschach inkblot method: Reframing the debate. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 39-47.

Exner, J.  (2002).  A new nonpatient sample for the Rorschach Comprehensive System: A progress report. Journal of Personality Assessment, 78, 391-404.

Fowler, J., Piers, C., Hilsenroth, M., Hodwick, D., & Padawer, J. (2001).  The Rorschach suicide constellation: Assessing various degrees of lethality. Journal of Personality Assessment, 76,  333-351.

Gacono, C. (Ed.). (2002).  Forensic psychodiagnostic testing [Special Section]. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 2, 1-117.

Gacono, C., Loving, J., & Bodholdt, R.  (2001).  The Rorschach and psychopathy: Toward a more accurate understanding of the research findings. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 16-38.

Ganellen, R. (2001).  Weighing evidence for the Rorschach’s validity: A response to Wood et al. (1999). Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 1-15.

Garb, H. (1999).  Call for a moratorium on the use of the Rorschach Inkblot Test in clinical and forensic settings. Assessment, 6, 313-317.

Garb, H., Wood, J., Nezworski, M., Grove, W., & Stejskal, W. (2001). Toward a resolution of the Rorschach controversy. Psychological Assessment, 13, 433-448.

Gronnerod, C. (2003).  Temporal stability in the Rorschach method: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Personality Assessment, 80, 272-293.

Gronnerod, C. (2004). Rorschach assessment of changes following psychotherapy: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Personality Assessment, 83, 256-276.

Grove, W. & Barden, R. (1999).  Protecting the integrity of the legal system: The admissibility of testimony from mental health experts under Daubert/Kumho analyses. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 5, 224-242.

Grove, W., Barden, R., Garb, H., & Lilienfeld, S. (2002). Failure of Rorschach- Comprehensive-System-based testimony to be admissible under the Daubert/Kumho standard. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 8, 216-234.

Hamel, M., Gallagher, S., & Soares, C. (2001).  The Rorschach: Here we go again. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 1, 79-88.

Hartmann, E., Wang, C., Berg, M., & Saether, L. (2003).  Depression and vulnerability as assessed by the Rorschach method. Journal of Personality Assessment, 80, 87-98.

Hibbard, S. (2003).  A critique of Lilienfeld et al.’s (2000) “The scientific status of projective techniques”. Journal of Personality Assessment, 80, 260-271.

Hiller, J., Rosenthal, R., Bornstein, R., Berry, D., & Brunell-Neuleib, S. (1999). A comparative meta-analysis of Rorschach and MMPI validity. Psychological Assessment, 11, 278-296.

Hilsenroth, M. & Stricker, G.  (2004).  A consideration of challenges to psychological assessment instruments used in forensic settings: Rorschach as exemplar. Journal of Personality Assessment, 83, 141-152.

Hunsley, J., & Meyer, G. (2003).  The incremental validity of psychological testing and assessment: conceptual, methodological, and statistical issues. Psychological Assessment, 15, 446-455.

Janson, H., & Stattin, F. (2003). Prediction of adolescent and adult from childhood Rorschach ratings. Journal of Personality Assessment, 81, 51-63.

Jorgensen, K., Andersen, T., & Dam, H. (2000).  The diagnostic efficiency of the Rorschach Depression Index and the Schizophrenia Index: A review. Assessment,7, 250-280.

Kinder, B. (2001). More data on the current Rorschach controversy [Special Series]. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 1-70.

Liebman, S., Porcerelli, J., & Abell, S. (2005).  Reliability and validity of Rorschach aggression variables with a sample of adjudicated adolescents. Journal of Personality Assessment, 85, 33-39.

Lilienfeld, S., Wood, J., & Garb, H. (2000).  The scientific status of projective techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 1, 27-66.

McCann, J. (1998). Defending the Rorschach in court: An analysis of admissibility using legal and professional standards. Journal of Personality Assessment, 70, 125-144.

Meyer, G. (1999).  The convergent validity of MMPI and Rorschach scales: An extension using profile scores to define response and character styles on both methods and a reexamination of simple Rorschach response frequency. Journal of Personality Assessment, 72, 1-35.

Meyer, G., (2000).  Incremental validity of the Rorschach Prognostic Rating Scale over the MMPI Ego Strength Scale and IQ. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74, 356-370.

Meyer, G. (Ed.). (1999).  Special Section I:  The utility of the Rorschach for clinical assessment. Personality Assessment, 11, 235-302.

Meyer, G. (2000).  On the science of Rorschach research. Journal of Personality Assessment, 75, 46-81.

Meyer, G. (2001).  Evidence to correct misperceptions about Rorschach norms. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 8, 389-396.

Meyer, G. (2002). Exploring possible ethnic differences and bias in the Rorschach Comprehensive System. Journal of Personality Assessment, 78, 104-129.

Meyer, G. (2004).  The reliability and validity of the Rorschach and TAT compared to other psychological and medical procedures: An analysis of systematically gathered evidence. In M. Hilsenroth & D. Segal (Eds.), Personality Assessment. Vol. 2 in M. Hersen (Ed.-in-Chief), Comprehensive Handbook of Psychological Assessment (pp. 315-342). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Meyer, G., & Archer, R. (2001).  The hard science of Rorschach research: What do we know and where do we go? Psychological Assessment, 13, 486-502.

Meyer, G., Finn, S., Eyde, L., Kay, G., Moreland, K., Diess, R., et al. (2001). Psychological testing and psychological assessment: A review of evidence and issues. American Psychologist, 56, 128-165.

Meyer, G., Hilsenroth, M., Baxter, D., Exner, J., Fowler, J., Piers, C., & Resnick, J. (2002). An examination of interrater reliability for scoring the Rorschach Comprehensive System in eight data sets. Journal of Personality Assessment, 78, 219-274.

Meyer, G., Mihura, J., & Smith, B. (2005).  The interclinician reliability of Rorschach interpretation in four data sets. Journal of Personality Assessment, 84, 296-314.

Meyer, G., Riethmiller, Brooks, R., Benoit, W., & Handler, L.  (2000).  A replication of Rorschach and MMPI-2 convergent validity. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74, 175-215.

Mihura, J., & Weinle, C.  (2002).  Rorschach training: Doctoral students’ experiences and preferences. Journal of Personality Assessment, 79, 39-52.

Nezworski, M., & Wood, J. (1995).  Narcissism in the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 2 179-199.

Paul, A. (2004). The Cult of Personality. New York: Free Press.

Presley, G., Smith, C., Hilsenroth, M., & Exner, J.  (2001).  Clinical utility of the Rorschach with African Americans. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 491-507.

Ritzler, B., Erard, R., & Pettigrew, G. (2002a).  Protecting the integrity of Rorschach expert witnesses: A reply to Grove and Barden (1999) re: The admissibility of testimony under Daubert/Kumho analyses. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 8, 201-215.

Ritzler, B., Erard, R., & Pettigrew, G. (2002b).  A final reply to Grove and Barden: The relevance of the Rorschach Comprehensive system for expert testimony. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 8, 235-246.

Smith, S., Baity, M, Knowles, E., & Hilsenroth, M.  (2001).  Assessment of disordered thinking in children and adolescents: The Rorschach Perceptual-Thinking Index. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 447-463.

Society for Personality Assessment.  (2005). The status of the Rorschach in clinical and forensic practice: An official statement by the Board of Trustees of the Society for Personality Assessment. May be obtained on www.personality.org.

Stedman, J., Hatch, J., & Schoenfeld, J. (2001). The current status of psychological assessment training in graduate and professional schools.  Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 398-407.

Viglione, D. (1999).  A review of recent research addressing the utility of the Rorschach. Psychological Assessment, 11, 251-265.

Viglione, D., & Hilsenroth, M. (2001).  The Rorschach: Facts, fictions, and future. Psychological Assessment, 13, 452-471.

Weiner, I. (2000).  Making Rorschach interpretation as good as it can be. Journal of Personality Assessment, 74, 164-174.

Weiner, I. (2001).  Considerations in collecting Rorschach reference data. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 122-127.

Wood, J., Lilienfeld, S., Nezworski, M., & Garb, H. (2001).  Coming to grips with negative evidence for the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach: A comment on Gacono, Loving, and Bodholdt; Ganellen; and Bornstein. Journal of Personality Assessment, 77, 48-70.

Wood, J., Nezworski, M., Garb, H., & Lilienfeld, S. (2001). Problems with the norms of the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach: Methodological and conceptual considerations. Clinical Psychology: Science & Practice, 8, 397-402.

Wood, J., Nezworski, M., Lilienfeld, S., & Garb, H. (2003). What’s Wrong with the Rorschach?  Science Confronts the Controversial Inkblot Test. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Wood, J., Nezworski, M., & Stejskal, W. (1996). The Comprehensive System for the Rorschach: A critical examination. Psychological Science, 7, 3-10.

Wood, J., Nezworski, M., Stejskal, W., & McKinzey, R. (2001). Problems of the Comprehensive System for the Rorschach in forensic settings: Recent developments. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 1, 89-103.