The psychodynamic diagnostic manual pdm is a diagnostic handbook similar to the international statistical classification of diseases and related health problems icd or the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders dsm the pdm was published on may 28 2006 the information contained in the pdm was collected by a collaborative task force which includes members of the american . The psychodynamic diagnostic manual pdm task force 2006 is the first psychological diagnostic classification system that considers the whole person in various stages of development a task . The psychodynamic diagnostic manual pdm 1 reflects an effort to articulate a psychodynamically oriented diagnosis that bridges the gap between clinical complexity and the need for empirical and methodological validity it has been strongly influenced by a similar effort . Psychodynamic diagnostic manual pdm kindle edition by the alliance of psychoanalytic oraganizations download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading psychodynamic diagnostic manual pdm