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Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual: (PDM)
by Alliance of Psychoanalytic Organizations
from Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• A magnificent compendium
  I found this manual a useful resource for the evaluation and treatment of our consultants.
  It's also an invaluable aid for teaching psychotherapy.
  As it presents personality traits as a continuum, with emphasis in healthy functional patterns and healthy personality, the comprehension of psychopatology results a dynamic process, not a cold list of symtoms.
  

• Extremely informative
  I have found the manual very detailed and informative. A very useful resource to add to my reference library.

• Very good complement for DSM
  If you're anything like me (by like "me" I mean you're not necessarily fond of the DSMs) chances are you'd like this alternate classification. All of the heavyweight psychoanalysis organizations joined together to produce a diagnostic manual that takes into account the subjective experience of the patient, beyond the description of a general diagnosis. The reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because I'd like it to have important information on transference and countertransference. Being created by the... more info

• PDM Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manuel
  This is a long over due alternative to the DSMlV-R. The joint effort of six of the countries dynamically oriented professional organizations have led to a fully referenced and well thought out manual using a psychodynamic/psychoanalytical oreintation to understanding the patient.
  Using a three axis model including Personality Patterns and Disorders,Mental Functioning axis and Subjective Experience to help the clinician organize the elements of the dynamic presentation of the patient Each axis has... more info

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