Background: The purpose of this study is to compare these results from the small sample of 61 expert psychodiagnosticians who rated the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual’s taxonomy with a much larger separate sample of typical mental health practitioners of varied theoretical orientations, training and experience. Sampling and Method: A sample of mental health practitioners from a wide range of educational backgrounds and theoretical orientations (N= 438) were asked to diagnose a recently seen patient and then rate the usefulness of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual’s taxonomy. Results: Our survey indicated that the percent rated as “helpful – very helpful” in understanding their patient for each diagnostic taxon were: Level of Personality Organization 75%, Personality Disorders 62%, Mental Functioning 67%, and Cultural/Contextual Dimension 41%. Only 30.5% rated Symptoms as “helpful-very helpful” in understanding their patient. All differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: These results suggest that our findings with expert practitioners are likely to be generalizable to most practitioners, i.e. that a useful taxonomy should include: Personality Organization (healthy, neurotic, borderline, psychotic), Personality Patterns and Disorders (ex: Schizoid, Histrionic, Narcissistic, etc.), and Mental Functioning (ex: Capacity for Intimacy, Defensive Level, Self Observing Capacity, etc.) in addition to a list of symptoms.

What do practitioners consider the most helpful personality taxa in understanding their patients? / Gordon, Robert; Blake, Andrea; Bornstein, Robert; Gazzillo, Francesco; Etzi, Janet; Lingiardi, Vittorio; Mcwilliams, Nancy; Rothery, Cheryll; Tasso, Anthony. - In: DIVISION/REVIEW. - ISSN 2166-3653. - STAMPA. - 14:(2016), pp. 1-7. [10.13140/RG.2.1.3653.8327]

What do practitioners consider the most helpful personality taxa in understanding their patients?

GAZZILLO, FRANCESCO;LINGIARDI, Vittorio;
2016

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Background: The purpose of this study is to compare these results from the small sample of 61 expert psychodiagnosticians who rated the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual’s taxonomy with a much larger separate sample of typical mental health practitioners of varied theoretical orientations, training and experience. Sampling and Method: A sample of mental health practitioners from a wide range of educational backgrounds and theoretical orientations (N= 438) were asked to diagnose a recently seen patient and then rate the usefulness of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual’s taxonomy. Results: Our survey indicated that the percent rated as “helpful – very helpful” in understanding their patient for each diagnostic taxon were: Level of Personality Organization 75%, Personality Disorders 62%, Mental Functioning 67%, and Cultural/Contextual Dimension 41%. Only 30.5% rated Symptoms as “helpful-very helpful” in understanding their patient. All differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: These results suggest that our findings with expert practitioners are likely to be generalizable to most practitioners, i.e. that a useful taxonomy should include: Personality Organization (healthy, neurotic, borderline, psychotic), Personality Patterns and Disorders (ex: Schizoid, Histrionic, Narcissistic, etc.), and Mental Functioning (ex: Capacity for Intimacy, Defensive Level, Self Observing Capacity, etc.) in addition to a list of symptoms.
2016
Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual; PDM; nosology; diagnoses; Psychodiagnostic Chart; PDC
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What do practitioners consider the most helpful personality taxa in understanding their patients? / Gordon, Robert; Blake, Andrea; Bornstein, Robert; Gazzillo, Francesco; Etzi, Janet; Lingiardi, Vittorio; Mcwilliams, Nancy; Rothery, Cheryll; Tasso, Anthony. - In: DIVISION/REVIEW. - ISSN 2166-3653. - STAMPA. - 14:(2016), pp. 1-7. [10.13140/RG.2.1.3653.8327]
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