12 patients were assessed before and after receiving a projective test battery and 12 were assessed before and after an intellectual cognitive test battery. Patients' self-reports, nurses' ratings, and doctors' ratings were used. When compared with a group of 10 patients who did not receive any tests, more short-term behavioral change was noted in these patients receiving tests.
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