The body image barrier concept.

"A check was made on whether the Rorschach Barrier score of 54 patients with external psychosomatic disorders were greater than those of 29 patients with internal psychosomatic disorders. Statistical analysis showed no evidence of difference in the distribution of Barrier scores in the two groups. The potentialities of the Barrier approach cannot be truly assessed until ambiguities in the theory are clarified and until the scale is improved as a measuring instrument." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)