Thematic Apperception Tests for Child and Adolescent Assessment: A Practitioner's Consumer Guide

This article reviews the thematic apperception tests that are currently available to the practitioner for child and adolescent assessment. Besides the well-established CAT and TAT, various new tests have been developed to address contemporary issues relevant to young children and adolescents. The discussion of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of these instruments' is related to issues of test validity and reliability

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