"Despite the resurgent popularity of the Rorschach, few have questioned its theoretical underpinnings.  Leichtman does.  Using the stages through which young children progressively master the test as his point of entry, Leichtman offers a remarkably scholarly and evocative account of the conceptual nature of the Rorschach task, including the distinctive quality of Rorschach stimuli, the nature of the patient-examiner relationship, and the assumptions underlying Rorschach scoring. In addition to its rich theoretical yield, this book provides the most penetrating discussion to date of the Rorschach assessment of children. For serious students of the Rorschach - theorists, clinicians, and researchers alike - this volume is absolutely essential reading. Leichtman has given us a genuine Rorschach treasure." - Paul M. Lerner, Ed.

D., Author, Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Rorschach (Analytic Press, 1998)  "In clear, readable language and with compelling logic, Martin Leichtman tackles the question usually avoided or lightly passed over by other writers: What is the nature of the Rorschach task itself?  He pursues this problem methodically and convincingly through careful examination of the Rorschachs of preschool children.  Leichtman is intimidated neither by methodological debates nor by previous divergent conceptions of stages in the mastery of the test.  Instead, he creatively suggests how these controversies can be used to construct a new view of this developmental process, and how, in turn, we can better understand the Rorschachs not only of children but of adults as well." - Mary S. Cerney, Ph.D., Past President, Society for Personality Assessment .