A Case for Using the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual-2 Instead of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 in University and College Counseling Centers

Autor/inn/en	Polychronis, Paul D.; Keyes, Lee N.
Titel	A Case for Using the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual-2 Instead of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 in University and College Counseling Centers
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 36 (2022) 1, S.83-94 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-8225
DOI	10.1080/87568225.2020.1760161
Schlagwörter	School Counseling; Guidance Centers; Clinical Diagnosis; Higher Education; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); College Students; Mental Health; Mental Disorders; Diagnostic Tests; Individual Characteristics; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; Guidance center; Counseling center; Counseling centers; Beratungsstelle; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Collegestudent; Psychohygiene; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	Counseling centers are part of a national practice environment that arguably encourages expedience rather than thoroughness in working with psychological difficulties. In this landscape, diagnosis is a process where symptom identification is preferred over a more complex understanding of clients. The predominant diagnostic tool used by mental health professionals is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) which has the main purpose of identifying symptom clusters. A less known competitor to the DSM is the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM). Purposefully developed as an alternative to the DSM, the PDM has many unique features and differences that distinguish it from the DSM. Compared to the DSM, the PDM requires a more labor-intensive and thorough assessment process. That process assists clinicians in arriving at a multifaceted diagnosis, including case conceptualization, that provides valuable information on how to approach therapy. In this was the PDM may be more valuable for University and College counselors. This is because the PDM, in addition to identifying symptoms, also provides a wholistic portrait of the person who has them. The usefulness of the holistic view of a person, that the PDM provides, is discussed and illustrated through a case study. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01