Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis Opd-2

Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD) is a form of multiaxial diagnostic and classifi cation system based on psychodynamic principles, analogous to thosebased on other principles such as DSM-IV and ICD-10. The OPD is based on fi ve axes: I = experience of illness and prerequisites for treatment, II = interpersonal relations,III = confl ict, IV = structure, and V = mental and psychosomatic disorders (in line with Chapter V (F) of the ICD-10). After an initial interview lasting 1-2 hours, theclinician (or researcher) can evaluate the patient's psychodynamics according to these axes and enter them in the checklists and evaluation forms provided. The newversion, OPD-2, has been developed from a purely diagnostic system to include a set of tools and procedures for treatment planning and for measuring change, as well as for determining the appropriate main focuses of treatment and developingappropriate treatment strategies.OPD Task Force Staff is the author of 'Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis Opd-2', published 2007 under ISBN 9780889373532 and ISBN 0889373531.