The present findings indicate a considerable shift in the several Rorschach signs from one examination to another, both in psychiatric cases and in control subjects. The response differences in the psychotic series indicate changes within the individual psychotic framework, rather than changes in the direction of normal patterns. Certain elements of the psychotic pattern apparently are little affected by the therapy despite clinical improvement. Thus, it might be questioned whether pharmacological shock therapy brings about any deep restructuralization of the personality pattern or its underlying dynamisms. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)