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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2025

Tree drawing test as an auxiliary tool for evaluating schizophrenia treatment outcomes.

Yige Liu, Junmei Yuan, Yanfei Zhang, Hui Jin, Li Gao, Wei Liu, Guorui Liu

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yige Liu *Institute of Applied Psychology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Junmei Yuan *Department of Psychiatry, Liaocheng Veterans Hospital, Liaocheng, China.
Yanfei Zhang *Department of Medical Psychology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Hui JinPsychology Research Institute, Nanchang Vocational University, Nanchang, China.
Li GaoSchool of Digital Media and Design Arts, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China.
Wei LiuInstitute of Applied Psychology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.
Guorui LiuDepartment of Medical Psychology, No. 905 Hospital of PLA Navy, Shanghai, China.

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the changes in quantitative indicators of the Tree Drawing Projection Test across different treatment stages in patients with schizophrenia, in order to provide an objective basis for evaluating treatment efficacy. Methods: A self-controlled study design was employed. Sixty patients with schizophrenia underwent the Tree Drawing Projection Test at three time points: Week 1, Week 13, and Week 37. Differences in drawing indicators were analyzed across these time points. Results: Among patients with schizophrenia, the values of crown area, crown height, crown width, trunk area, and trunk height gradually increased from Week 1 to Week 37, showing observable differences ( Conclusion: In schizophrenia patients, quantitative indicators of the Tree Drawing Projection Test-specifically crown area, crown height, and crown width-demonstrated steady increases across Week 1, Week 13, and Week 37, with these changes being statistically significant. These findings suggest that the Tree Drawing Projection Test can serve as a useful tool for assessing clinical treatment efficacy in schizophrenia.

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projective testquantitative indicatorsschizophreniatreatment evaluationtree drawing

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PMCPMC12558914

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