Keeping psychodynamic diagnostic constructs relevant in the psychiatric nomenclature with Daniel Winarick, Ph.D at NYPSI

NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
ACADEMIC RESEARCH/
REFERENTIAL PROCESS SEMINAR
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY 10028
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www.nypsi.org
Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8 p.m.

Keeping psychodynamic diagnostic constructs relevant in the psychiatric nomenclature: Empirical support for distinguishing schizoid and avoidant personality disorders with Daniel Winarick, Ph.D.

Free and open to the public
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There was some uncertainty in developing Axis – II of DSM-5 regarding whether schizoid personality disorder (PD) would be retained, with proposals for its removal emphasizing its redundancy with the more visible, well studied and accepted avoidant PD construct. The schizoid construct has transformed over the years from its psychodynamic conception in DSM-I through its current definition in DSM-5. Its current conceptualization reflects its early psychodynamic roots as well as the influence of descriptive psychiatry and personality trait theories. This presentation provides empirical support for distinguishing schizoid and avoidant PDs as separate diagnoses in the DSM-5 and beyond. Given its significant history in both psychoanalysis and descriptive psychiatry, it is important to retain schizoid PD as a valid diagnostic construct. The use of personality test data, language measures, and neuroscience will also be discussed as contributing to validation of diagnostic constructs in future editions of the DSM.

Daniel J. Winarick, Ph.D. is a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at NYPSI and a research fellow at the Pacella Center. He is adjunct faculty at Adelphi University and Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in research methods, statistics, addictions, development, and history of psychology. He completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University. He has published journal articles and book reviews on the intersection between academic psychology and psychodynamic concepts as well as personality disorders, with a focus on construct validity.