Therapy runs the gamut from a one-time consultation to weekly psychotherapy and up to five times per week psychoanalysis. The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual is a conceptual framework for Dr. Lichtman's practice; it provides extensive information on mental functioning, personality development, and the subjective experience of symptoms. This additional perspective augments the symptom focused American Psychiatry Association framework described in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM V).