Paul Lerner and the heart of assessment: discussion of articles by Handler, Finn, Leichtman, Husain, and Smith.

This Special Series celebrates the work of late Paul Lerner, a lion of the Rorschach (Rorschach, 1921) and personality assessment. I review and discuss the original articles of Smith (2009/this issue), Handler (2009/this issue), Finn (2009/this issue), Leichtman (2009/this issue), and Husain (2009/this issue) prepared for this Special Series. In each case, I give a brief summary of these articles and then collaboratively attempt to expand on their meaning and implications. I am grateful to these authors for their inspired contributions.