Introduction to the Third Edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-3)
Journal title PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE
Author/s Vittorio Lingiardi, Nancy McWilliams
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/4
Language Italian Pages 26 P. 649-674 File size 441 KB
DOI 10.3280/PU2025-004005
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The third edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-3) is presented. The first part covers the following topics: the rationale for the PDM-3 classification system; the differences between the PDM and the DSM and ICD systems; a comparison between the PDM-3 and other diagnostic systems; diagnostic approaches compatible with the PDM-3; the DSM-5 “Alternative Model for Personality Disorders” (AMPD); the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP); the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) approach; network approaches; and the Power Threat Meaning Perspective method. The structure of the PDM-3 is then presented, with a description of its three axes: the profile of Mental functioning (Axis M), Personality styles and disorders (Axis P), and the subjective experience of Symptom patterns (Axis S), along with their order in the various sections; psychological experiences that may require clinical attention; the Psychodiagnostic Chart (PDC). Finally, the main changes in the PDM-3 are described, and some considerations are made on the terminology that the PDM-3 has chosen to adopt.
Keywords: Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual; PDM-3; Psychoanalytic diagnosis; Axes M, P, and S of PDM-3; Diagnostic methods in psychiatry
Vittorio Lingiardi, Nancy McWilliams, Introduzione alla terza edizione del Manuale Diagnostico Psicodinamico (PDM-3) in "PSICOTERAPIA E SCIENZE UMANE" 4/2025, pp 649-674, DOI: 10.3280/PU2025-004005