Projective identification and suicidal risk behaviour assessing a Rorschach protocol: a clinical case report.

Authors

  • Carmela Mento Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-3740
  • Salvatore Settineri Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/2016.4.1281

Keywords:

Suicidal risk behavior, Rorschach, Personality disorders

Abstract

This paper highlights the clinical signs of suicidal risk behaviour assessing a Rorschach protocol.  A 21-year-old female with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a history of suicide attempt, is assessed upon an accurate clinical and personality evaluation with the Rorschach  projective method.

Authors discuss by a clinical and psychoanalytical perspective the role of projective identification and the suicidal risk signs in a Rorschach protocol, for appropriate diagnosis, manage and prevent of this phenomenon.

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Published

30-08-2016

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Projective Methods

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