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As the final article in the Special Series on "The Utility of the Rorschach for Clinical Assessment," the authors provide an overview of this instrument's current status. They begin with a thorough review of global and focused meta-analyses, including an expanded analysis of K. C. H. Parker, R. K. Hanson, and J. Hunsley's (1988) data set, and conclude that Rorschach, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and IQ scales each produce roughly similar effect size magnitudes, although all tests have greater validity for some purposes than for others. Because this evidentiary foundation justifies addressing other issues, the authors build on contributions to the Special Series to identify 11 salient theoretical and empirical gaps in the Rorschach knowledge base and make recommendations for addressing these challenges to further the evolution of the Rorschach and document its strengths and inherent limitations.

There is a high prevalence of psychological disorders among adolescents in detention facilities. The need for a simple, effective screening tool led to the development of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI) and its successor, the MAYSI-2. This study evaluated the MAYSI-2 psychometric properties based on the records of 704 youths evaluated at intake to detention facilities. In addition to factor structure, the study evaluated test-retest reliability and concurrent external validity. Results were generally encouraging in terms of the use of MAYSI-2 in detention facilities, and directions for future research are discussed.

Despite increasing interest in the psychological assessment of adolescents, no test usage surveys have specifically targeted practitioners who work with teenagers. This study involved distribution of research surveys to 600 psychologists; the 165 respondents who provided usable data yielded an adjusted response rate of 36%. The Wechsler Intelligence Scales, the Rorschach, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) were identified as the most widely used intellectual, projective, and objective instruments, respectively, with adolescents. The Bender-Gestalt, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), sentence completion tests, figure drawings, and the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) were also included in the 10 most frequently used instruments. Data were also presented on standard test batteries used with adolescent clients, and advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of the MMPI.Adolescents have been the focus of extensive research interest in recent years, and a number of clinical measures and tests have been developed specifically for use with this age group. Assessment of adolescents has received increased coverage in many current texts that deal mainly with testing or assessment (e.g.,