Dependent personality disorder

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Personality disorder - dependent

People with this disorder do not trust their own ability to make decisions. They may be devastated by separation and loss and may go to great lengths, even suffering abuse, to stay in a relationship.

A person with dependent personality disorder may:

• Have difficulty making decisions without reassurance from others
• Have problems expressing disagreements with others
• Avoid personal responsibility
• Avoid being alone
• Feel devastated or helpless when relationships end
• Be unable to meet ordinary demands of life
• Become preoccupied with fears of being abandoned
• Be easily hurt by criticism or disapproval
• Be extremely passive in relations with other people

Review Date: 11/15/2006
Reviewed By: Paul Ballas, D.O., Department of Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.