This article is adapted from a panel presented at the 1999 American Art The
rapy Association Conference in Orlando, Florida. It was a follow-up to a pa
nel of the same title delivered at the 1998 conference in Portland, Oregon.
The objectives were to appreciate the similarities, differences, and uniqu
e qualities among three formal art therapy assessments for adults: the Uh-n
an Personality Assessment Procedure (UPAP), the Diagnostic Drawing Series (
DDS), and the Person Picking an Apple from a Tree Drawing (PPAT).