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Dependent personality disorder   

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment

Symptoms

People with this disorder do not trust their own ability to make decisions, and feel that others have better ideas. They may be devastated by separation and loss, and they may go to great lengths, even suffering abuse, to stay in a relationship. Other symptoms include:

  • Unable to make decisions
  • Passive
  • Avoids personal responsibility
  • Avoids being alone
  • Feels devastated or helpless when relationships end
  • Unable to meet ordinary demands of life
  • Preoccupied with fears of being abandoned
  • Easily hurt by criticism or disapproval

Signs and Tests

  • History
  • Psychological evaluation

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