title: Operationalizing the psychodynamic diagnostic manual: a preliminary study of the psychodiagnostic chart.
abstract: The Psychodiagnostic Chart (PDC) operationalizes the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM) Adult section. The authors collected 104 PDC cases from 15 psychologists who are experts with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). They found very good construct validity when the PDC was compared to MMPI-2, the Karolinska Psychodynamic Profile (KAPP), and the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD) Psychic Structure/Mental Functioning Scales. They found very good reliability for the 73 cases with a 2-week test-retest of the PDC. Additionally, 61 psychologists were recruited from listservs and asked to use the PDC on a recent client; 84% rated Level of Personality Organization as "helpful-very helpful" in understanding their patients. There was also similar support for the Personality Patterns or Disorders and Mental Functioning dimensions. In comparison, only 31% rated the ICD or DSM symptoms as "helpful-very helpful" in understanding their patients. The PDC may be used for diagnoses, treatment formulations, progress reports, and outcome assessment, as well as for empirical research on the PDM.
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Ronald W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stoffey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D055815:Young Adult