The long journey of psychodynamic diagnosis

Journal title PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE
Author/s Nancy McWilliams
Publishing Year 2018 Issue 2018/2
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 183-196 File size 61 KB
DOI 10.3280/PU2018-002002
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The issue of psychodynamic diagnosis, and its difference from the descriptive approaches of the DSM and ICD systems, are discussed, and the Second Edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2) is presented. In particular, some differences from the First Edition of PDM of 2006 are highlighted: a new section for the Elderly, the separation between Childhood and Adolescence sections, the widening of mental capacities in Axis M, the introduction of a psychotic personality organization, the inclusion and description of several assessment instruments, the introduction of borderline personality in addition to borderline level of organization, etc. The conceptualization of personality (Axis P) according to PDM-2 and the levels of personality organizations (healthy, neurotic, borderline, and psychotic) are presented with more detail, and some unsolved controversies are mentioned.

Keywords: PDM-2; Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual; Psychodynamic diagnosis; Personality organization; Bor-derline personality

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  • Presentazione della seconda edizione del Manuale Diagnostico Psicodinamico (PDM-2) Paolo Migone, in PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE 2/2018 pp.197
    DOI: 10.3280/PU2018-002003

Nancy McWilliams, Il lungo viaggio della diagnosi psicodinamica in "PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE" 2/2018, pp 183-196, DOI: 10.3280/PU2018-002002