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Now completely revised (over 90% new), this is the authoritative diagnostic manual grounded in psychodynamic clinical models and theories. Explicitly oriented toward case formulation and treatment planning, PDM-2 offers practitioners an empirically based, clinically useful alternative or supplement to DSM and ICD categorical diagnoses. Leading international authorities systematically address personality functioning and psychological problems of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, including clear conceptualizations and illustrative case examples. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can find additional case illustrations and download and print five reproducible PDM-derived rating scales in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition \*Significant revisions to all chapters, reflecting a decade of clinical, empirical, and methodological advances. \*Chapter with extended case illustrations, including complete PDM profiles. \*Separate section on older adults (the first classification system with a geriatric section). \*Extensive treatment of psychotic conditions and the psychotic level of personality organization. \*Greater attention to issues of culture and diversity, and to both the clinician's and patient's subjectivity. \*Chapter on recommended assessment instruments, plus reproducible/downloadable diagnostic tools. \*In-depth comparisons to DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM throughout. Sponsoring associations include the International Psychoanalytical Association, Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work, and five other organizations.__Winner--American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize (Clinical Category)__ Now completely revised (over 90% new), this is the authoritative diagnostic manual grounded in psychodynamic clinical models and theories. Explicitly oriented toward case formulation and treatment planning, PDM-2 offers practitioners an empirically based, clinically useful alternative or supplement to DSM and ICD categorical diagnoses. Leading international authorities systematically address personality functioning and psychological problems of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age, including clear conceptualizations and illustrative case examples. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can find additional case illustrations and download and print five reproducible PDM-derived rating scales in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Significant revisions to all chapters, reflecting a decade of clinical, empirical, and methodological advances. *Chapter with extended case illustrations, including complete PDM profiles. *Separate section on older adults (the first classification system with a geriatric section). *Extensive treatment of psychotic conditions and the psychotic level of personality organization. *Greater attention to issues of culture and diversity, and to both the clinician's and patient's subjectivity. *Chapter on recommended assessment instruments, plus reproducible/downloadable diagnostic tools. *In-depth comparisons to DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM throughout. Sponsoring associations include the International Psychoanalytical Association, Division 39 of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy, the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work, and five other organizations. Winner--American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize (Clinical Category) About the Editors Chapter Editors Consultants PDM-2 Honorary Scientific Committee PDM-2 Sponsoring Organizations Acknowledgments Brief Contents Extended Contents Introduction Rationale for the PDM‐2 Classification System Updating and Refining the Original PDM PART I Adulthood 1 Personality Syndromes - P Axis APPENDIX 1.1 Comparison of PDM-2 with Other Diagnostic Systems APPENDIX 1.2 Definitions of Relevant Terms and Concepts 2 Profile of Mental Functioning - M Axis 3 Symptom Patterns: The Subjective Experience - S Axis PART II Adolescence 4 Profile of Mental Functioning for Adolescents - MA Axis 5 Emerging Personality Patterns and Syndromes in Adolescence - PA Axis 6 Adolescent Symptom Patterns: The Subjective Experience - SA Axis PART III Childhood 7 Profile of Mental Functioning - MC Axis 8 Emerging Personality Patterns Difficulties in Childhood - PC Axis 9 Child Symptom Patterns: The Subjective Experience - SC Axis PART IV Infancy and Early Childhood 10 Mental Health and Developmental Disorders in Infancy and Early Childhood - ICE 0-3 PART V Later Life 11 Introduction to Part V 12 Profile of Mental Functioning for the Elderly - ME Axis 13 Personality Patterns and Syndromes in the Elderly - PE Axis 14 Symptom Patterns in the Elderly: The Subjective Experience - SE Axis PART VI Assessment and Clinical Illustrations 15 Assessment within the PDM‐2 Framework 16 Clinical Illustrations and PDM‐2 Profiles APPENDIX Psychodiagnostic Charts (PDCs) Index