Rorschach and MMPI-2 indices of early psychotherapy termination.

This study was an investigation of the differences between 97 patients who had prematurely terminated psychotherapy (M?=?1 session) and 81 who had participated in individual psychotherapy for at least 6 months and 24 sessions (M?=?18 months/72 sessions) on selected Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and Rorschach variables. None of the between-group comparisons using the MMPI-2 proved to be significant. However, a multivariate analysis of variance of 9 Rorschach variables in 3 conceptual categories, (1) interpersonal relatedness, (2) psychological resources versus resource demand, and (3) level of psychopathology, proved to be significant at p?=?.008. The Rorschach scores from the interpersonal-relational category proved to be the most robust in differentiating the 2 groups. The theoretical implications of interpersonal variables are discussed in relation to the termination and continuation of patients in psychotherapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)