A comparison of the chromatic and achromatic figure drawings of adult psychiatric patients.

Abstract

Summary The meaning of color responses in projective techniques has been questioned in recent years, yet clinicians continue to maintain that color responses are useful clinical tools. Twenty-two psychiatric patients were asked to draw a person, under chromatic and achromatic conditions, whereby each individual serves as his own control. The results suggest that chromatic drawing of a person project, in some instances, a different picture from the achromatic drawing. It seems that both the technique and outcome are promising.