title: [Validity of the axis "conflicts" of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics (OPD)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This clinical trial is concerned with controlling the validity of unconscious conflicts within the OPD by verifying the hypotheses by means of psychometric analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Unconscious conflicts were determined by use of the OPD as well as by psychometric tests (GT, IIP, RQ-2) for patients in treatment in a psychosomatic hospital; they were divided into an explorative (n=1377) and a confirmative (n=1380) sample. Using the Mann-Whitney U-test, we investigated the connection between the main conflicts according to OPD-1 and the psychometric findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For seven of most frequently chosen conflict types, a great coherence was found. For the others the results were inconsistent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Concerning the seven most frequently chosen conflict types, the OPD is a valid diagnose tool. As to the other conflicts, this study cannot clear up open questions concerning validity.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg. Christoph.Pieh@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pieh
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Loew
authors.forename: Claas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lahmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014473:Unconscious, Psychology