Main description:

Following the success of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosisfor Adults (OPD-2), this multiaxial diagnostic and classificationsystem based on psychodynamic principles has now been adapted forchildren and adolescents by combining psychodynamic, developmental,and clinical psychiatric perspectives.The OPD-CA-2 is based on four axes that are aligned with the new dimensionalapproach in the DSM-5: I = interpersonal relations, II = conflict,III = structure, and IV = prerequisites for treatment. After an initialinterview, the clinician (or researcher) can evaluate the patient's psychodynamicsaccording to these axes to get a comprehensive psychodynamicview of the patient.Easy-to-use checklists and evaluation forms are provided. The set oftools and procedures the OPD-CA-2 manual provides have been widelyused for assessing indications for therapy, treatment planning, andmeasuring change, as well as providing information for parental work.

Contents:

The OPD-CA-2 Task ForceForeword by Manfred CierpkaForeword by Otto F. KernbergPrefacePart 1: The OPD-CA-21. Introduction2. Developmental Concepts and Ages2.1 Theoretical Foundations of the DevelopmentalConcept in the OPD-CA-22.2 The Age Groups3. The Importance of the Developmental Context3.1 Family3.2 Kindergarten, School3.3 Play, Leisure3.4 Peers, Friendships, Romantic Partners3.5 Body, Body Concept, Illness, and Gender Role3.6 Social Networks, Culture, and Migration4. Past Experience and Empirical Findings Relatedto the OPD-CA4.1 Interpersonal Relations Axis4.2 Conflict Axis4.3 Structure Axis4.4 Prerequisites for Treatment Axis4.5 Conclusion5. Theoretical Conception of the Axes5.1 Interpersonal Relations5.2 Conflict5.3 Structure5.4 Prerequisites for Treatment Axis6. Diagnostic Assessment and the OPD-CAInterview6.1 Diagnostic Assessment6.2 OPD-CA-2 - The InterviewPart 2: Manualization of the Axes7. First Axis: Interpersonal Relations7.1 Circumplex Model of the OPD-CA-27.2 Operationalization7.3 Assessment Level A: Dyads7.4 Assessment Level B: The Examiner's InternalResponse7.5 Assessment Level C: Self-Referential Circle7.6 Specific Information for the DiagnosticAssessment8. Second Axis: Conflict8.1 Closeness Versus Distance8.2 Submission Versus Control8.3 Taking Care of Oneself Versus Being Cared For8.4 Self-Worth Conflict8.5 Guilt Conflict8.6 Oedipal Conflict8.7 Identity Conflict8.8 Information for the Diagnostic Assessment9. Third Axis: Structure9.1 Control9.2 Identity9.3 Interpersonality9.4 Attachment9.5 Identity Diffusion as a Structural Problemand the Identity Conflict as an IntrapsychicConflict10. Fourth Axis: Prerequisites for Treatment10.1 Subjective Dimensions10.2 Resources10.3 Prerequisites for TreatmentPart 3: Clinical Application of the Axes in DiagnosticAssessment and Therapy11. Interpersonal Relations11.1 Diagnostics11.2 Application in the In-Patient TreatmentConcept12. Conflict12.1 Conflict Classification: Some GeneralRemarks12.2 An Important Differentiation: Severe Stressin Life, Everyday Conflicts Versus IntrapsychicConflicts12.3 Conflict Diagnostics for Initial Interviews:Notes on Diagnostic Procedure and Typical"Errors"12.4 Why Is Training Important?12.5 The Report to the Referrer Based on theConflict Axis12.6 The Conflict Axis: An Aid for the Indicationand Planning of Treatment12.7 Working With the Conflict Axis in OngoingTreatment: Shift in the Focus of Conflict13. Structure13.1 Degree of the Disorder13.2 Treatment Planning and Therapeutic ObjectivesWith Low Level Structural Disorders13.3 The Structure Axis in In-Patient Treatmentand in the Overall Multimodal Treatment Plan14. Prerequisites for Treatment14.1 Subjective Dimensions14.2 Resources14.3 Specific Prerequisites of Treatment15. Advanced Training in the OPD-CA-215.1 Interested Persons and Needs15.2 Previous Experience With the TrainingSeminars15.3 Structure and Content of the TrainingSeminars16. Applications Across Axes and OutlookAppendicesAppendix A: Interview GuideAppendix B: Diagnostic Assessment SheetsAppendix C: OPD-CA-2 Diagnostic Documentation