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. 2015 Jun;14(2):237-9.
doi: 10.1002/wps.20233.

The psychodynamic diagnostic manual - 2nd edition (PDM-2)

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The psychodynamic diagnostic manual - 2nd edition (PDM-2)

Vittorio Lingiardi et al. World Psychiatry. 2015 Jun.
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