The psychopathology of everyday art: a quantitative Study - World ...

*T* Brown: is a dark, sombre and neutral colour, commonly understood as a dead colour,
associated with waste and particularly excretion. More use of brown in pictures by
depressives and schizophrenics than other patient groups could be expected, and more
from patients than controls.
1. There were no significant differences within patient groups or between patients and
controls.
2. Against expectations, the control group mean was the highest (although not
significantly higher) than patient groups. There was no evidence to support indications
of schizophrenia, depression or patient status from use of brown. All groups used
equally low quantities.
10f. Confidence intervals and means by diagnostic type
for variable BLACK
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*1_ •_|_• : _1 Schizophrenia
_ : _
*2_ : •__|__• _2 Substance abuse
T _ : _
Y *3_ •____|___• _3 Depression
P _ : _
E *4_ •____|:___• _4 Controls
_ : _
5_ •______|______• _5 Personality disorder
_ : _
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0 .25 .5 .75 1 *(p