Introducing PDM-3: A Comprehensive Manual for Multiaxial Mental Health Diagnosis
Fully updated and restructured with 70% new material, PDM-3 presents vital advancements in multiaxial mental health diagnosis from a psychodynamic perspective, engaging in a meaningful dialogue with neuroscientific and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Recognized and utilized worldwide, this authoritative manual serves as an empirically based, clinically valuable alternative or supplement to traditional DSM and ICD symptom-oriented diagnoses.
Key Benefits of PDM-3:
- Guides practitioners toward a multilayered dimensional understanding of each patient.
- Facilitates the development of a rich case formulation and flexible treatment plan.
- Addresses personality functioning, mental capacities, and symptomatic impairment across all life stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age.
- Includes jargon-free descriptions and clinical examples to enhance understanding.
The companion website provides additional in-depth case illustrations and five downloadable, reproducible PDM-derived rating scales, enriching the practical application of the manual.
Authors:
Vittorio Lingiardi (Editor)
Edition:
Third
Publication Date:
January 6, 2026
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