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	Dependent personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dependent personality disorder (DPD), formerly known as asthenic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people.
		The difference between a 'dependent personality' and a 'dependent personality disorder' is somewhat subjective, which makes a diagnosis sensitive to cultural influences such as gender role expectations.
		Both DPD and HPD are distinguished from other personality disorders by their need for social approval and affection and by their willingness to live in accord with the desires of others.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder (1968 words)

	DSMIII: Dependent Personality disorder
		Dependent personalities are distinguished from other pathological patterns by their marked need for social approval and affection, and by their willingness to live in accord with the desires of others.
		Dependents are notably self-effacing, obsequious, ever-agreeable, docile, and ingratiating.
		Since dependent personalities have been well trained to view themselves as weak and inadequate, it would not be unlike them to readily assume the role of "the patient" and, hence, be disposed to factitious disorders.
	www.mega.nu:8080 /ampp/dependent.html (7091 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Dependent Personality Disorder
		Personality traits are enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to and thinking about one's environment and oneself that are exhibited in a wide range of social and personal contexts.
		The essential feature of a personality disorder is a continuing pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates noticeably from the expectations of the individual's culture and is manifested in at least two of the following areas: cognition/thinking, affectivity/interpersonal functioning or impulse control.
		Dependent personality disorder is described as a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to a submissive and clinging behavior as well as fears of separation.
	www.psychologytoday.com /conditions/dependent.html (831 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder
		Dependent personalities exhibit a strong need to be taken care of, marked by excessive separation anxiety, a lack of self esteem, fear of disagreements and a refusal to appreciate competency in themselves even when it is there.
		The dependent personality often is described as seeing life in a Pollyanna-like way in which difficult events are covered by an unrealistic light dismissal often apparent in his or her tone of voice and choice of appropriately sweet or benign words to describe an upsetting situation.
		In diagnosing a dependent personality disorder it is important to distinguish that the behavior is not reality-based, excessive and not part of the patient's cultural norm.
	alwaysyourchoice.org /ayc/articles/dependent_personality_disorder.php (825 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence - Find Articles
		Persons affected by dependent personality disorder have a disproportionately low level of confidence in their own intelligence and abilities and have difficulty making decisions and undertaking projects on their own.
		Adolescents with dependent personality disorder rely on their parents to make even minor decisions for them, such as what they should wear or how they should spend their free time, as well as major ones, such as what college they should attend.
		Dependent personality disorder occurs equally in males and females and begins by early adulthood.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2602/is_0001/ai_2602000185 (253 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder
		Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is one of a group of conditions called anxious personality disorders, which are marked by feelings of nervousness and fear.
		People with DPD are prone to developing depression or anxiety, and symptoms of these disorders might prompt the individual to seek help.
		People with dependent personality disorder are at risk for depression, anxiety disorders, and phobias, as well as substance abuse.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/118/112877.htm (705 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Dependent Personality Disorder
		Individuals with dependent personality disorder show extreme dependence on other people, particularly the need to be taken care of, which leads to clinging and submissive behavior.
		It is quite common that individuals with this disorder have a cormorbid diagnosis of an anxiety disorder, and those with eating disorders often display symptoms of dependent personality disorder as well.
		Dependent personalities are often given assertiveness training and encouraged to express their individuality.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/depend.html (608 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder: ICD Criteria for Dependent Personality Disorder
		A personality disorder is a severe disturbance in the characterological constitution and behavioural tendencies of the individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption.
		Personality disorder tends to appear in late childhood or adolescence and continues to be manifest into adulthood.
		It is therefore unlikely that the diagnosis of personality disorder will be appropriate before the age of 16 or 17 years.
	counsellingresource.com /distress/personality-disorders/dependent.html (733 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder
		DPD also is marked by helplessness, submissiveness, a need to be taken care of and for constant reassurance, and an inability to make decisions.
		DPD is one of the most frequently diagnosed personality disorders.
		Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose personality disorders, the doctor might use various diagnostic tests to rule out physical illness as the cause of the symptoms.
	clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3700/3794.asp?index=9783 (741 words)

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	Dual Diagnosis and the Dependent Personality Disorder
		The ICD-10 also has a dependent personality disorder which is characterized by a pervasive reliance on other people to make life decisions, a fear of abandonment, feelings of helplessness and incompetence, passive compliance with others, and a weak response to daily life.
		On Axis I, individuals with DPD are vulnerable to anxiety disorders, phobic disorders, somatoform syndromes, and dissociative disorders (Millon and Davis, 1996, pp.
		Individuals with personality disorders, due to their frequent failures in self-regulation, have an increased inclination to use drugs and alcohol as alternative solutions to life problems.
	www.toad.net /~arcturus/dd/depend.htm (5861 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder: Take Care of Me
		People with dependent personality disorder are so terrified of separation that they will go to any lengths to maintain a relationship, including suffering physical or sexual abuse.
		Despite a desperate need to be in a relationship, the dependent personality is not necessarily emotionally attached to his or her partner.
		People with dependent personality disorder are unlikely to seek treatment for their condition.
	www.psychiatric-disorders.com /personality/dependent.php (613 words)

	Dependent Personality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dependent personality Personality disorders Avoiding personality Dependent personality Antisocial personality Borderline personality disorder Origin Both hereditary factors and environmental factors....
		The essential feature of the dependent personality disorder is a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that results in submissive and clinging behavior.
		Symptoms related to Dependent Personality Disorder, a personality disorder characterized by a long-standing need for the person to be taken care of and a fear of being abandoned or separated from....
	www.health-nexus.com /dependent_personality1.htm (307 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder Psychotherapies
		No studies have been devoted solely to the treatment of dependent personality disorder, although some studies have included dependent personality disorder, suggesting a need for further case studies and controlled treatment trials to generate and test treatment hypotheses.
		Thus, patients with dependent personality disorder who become depressed may respond to treatment, but on return to baseline, some symptoms and social adjustment problems remain.
		Two recent meta-analyses of the effectiveness of psychotherapy for personality disorders found several studies with a median of 25% (range = 10%-33%) of individuals with dependent personality disorder and others with large proportions of unspecified Cluster C disorders.
	www.health.am /psy/more/dependent_personality_disorder_psychotherapies (366 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Dependent personality disorder
		Dependent personality disorder is a chronic condition involving over-reliance on others to meet emotional and physical needs.
		People with this disorder do not trust their own ability to make decisions.
		Psychotherapy may be useful in gradually helping a person with this disorder make more independent choices in life.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000941.htm (324 words)

	Healthinmind/PersonalityDisorders/Dependent
		Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) belongs in the cluster with Avoidant and Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder because fear and anxiety are prominent symptoms of all three.
		However, those with DPD try to allay their fears through seeking, rather than avoiding, contact.
		In marked contrast to those with Schizotypal Personality Disorder or Schizoid Personality Disorder, they are most uncomfortable when alone, and compulsively seek companionship and support.
	healthinmind.com /english/dependpd.htm (151 words)

	PTypes - Dependent Personality Disorder Criteria
		Parental overprotectiveness and authoritarianism serve simultaneously to (1) reinforce dependent behaviors in children of both sexes and (2) prevent the child from developing independent, autonomous behaviors (since the parents do not permit the child to engage in the kinds of trial-and-error learning that are involved in developing a sense of independence and mastery during childhood).
		Dependent personality disorder is a type of "solution" to the problem of anxiety; that is, it is a strategy to alleviate anxiety.
		Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality.
	www.ptypes.com /dependentpd.html (1160 words)

	The Inverted Narcissist - Codependence and Relationships with Abusive Narcissists
		One the other hand, the person with a Narcissistic Personality Disorder approaches people as objects to be used up and discarded according to his or her needs, without regard for their feelings.
		It is like living with a physically handicapped person and being able to discuss, calmly, unemotionally, what the limitations and benefits of the handicap are and how the two of you can work with these factors, rather than trying to change them.
		The traits of this personality are primarily evident in the context of romantic relationships.
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	Dependent personality disorder
		However, not all people who have this disorder display all these characteristics, and not all people have these characteristics to the same degree.
		People with this disorder are extremely dependent on other people.
		People who have this disorder seem to be unable to function without others, usually their partner.
	www.psyonline.nl /stoornis/en-afhankelijk.htm (159 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder Cause, DSM-IV, Symptoms, Treatment, Medication
		Dependent Personality Disorder is manifested via passively allowing others to assume responsibility for major areas of ones life due to lack of self-confidence or lack of ability to function independently.
		The complications and the frequency of polydrug abuse, especially sedative-hypnotic drugs, in patients with personality disorders are enormous.
		Psychosocial Treatment - As with many of the other personality disorders, patients with this diagnosis are unlikely to seek treatment.
	www.depression-guide.com /dependent-personality-disorder.htm (670 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
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		Disease - Dependent personality disorder - Hartford, Connecticut...
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	Dependent Personality Disorder
		This disorder is typified by an established need to be taken care of as well as a fear of abandonment or separation.
		People with this disorder appear cooperative, but this is currying favor and apparent cooperation may not be real.
		This individual can become dependent on the therapy and the therapist, so the process may be reinforcing the behavior, rather than changing it.
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	Personality
		This pattern is fixed and affects many personal and social situations.
		If the personality disorder is the only diagnosis or the main reason the patient has come for evaluation, "(Principal Diagnosis)" should be appended to the Axis II diagnosis.
		Beginning by early adult life, a need to be taken care of leads to clinging, submissive behavior and fears of separation that are present in a variety of situations and shown by at least 5 of:
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	Dependent Personality Disorder - Advice, Books, Info and Help (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dependent personality disorder is characterized by a need to be taken care of.
		People with this disorder tend to cling to people and fear losing them.
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	www.4degreez.com /disorder/dependent.html (101 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Personality disorder with inappropriate dependence on another person
		Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Dependent Personality Disorder, or research the wrong diagnosis of other diseases.
		Various sources and calculations are available in statistics about Dependent Personality Disorder, and you can also research other medical statistics in our statistics center.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /d/dependent_personality_disorder/intro.htm (228 words)

	Dependent Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dependent Personality Disorder is part of the Cluster C Personality Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).
		Individuals with Dependent Personality Disorder have difficulty making even the most mundane decisions without excessive advice and reassurance from the attachment figure.
		These persons have a pervasive fear of being unable to take care of themselves and tend to have very low self-confidence.
	www1.appstate.edu /~hillrw/DependPD/indexdpd.html (204 words)

	Susan Smith: Child Murderer or Victim? - The Crime Library
		Halleck diagnosed Susan as having a "dependent personality disorder" and described her as a person who "feels she can’t do things on her own." "She constantly needs affection and becomes terrified that she’ll be left alone." Halleck found that Susan was only depressed when she was alone.
		The prosecution was expected to paint Susan as a scheming monster who lied to her family, friends, hometown and the nation for nine days when she blamed a phantom fl carjacker for the disappearance of her two sons, before confessing that she had drown her children.
		One side of Susan’s personality was described as manipulative and deceitful and capable of ending her children’s lives in order to improve her own.
	www.crimelibrary.com /notorious_murders/famous/smith/trial_9.html (5424 words)

	Anxiety Zone - Dependent personality disorder
		Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a personality disorder that is characterised by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people.
		The information above is not intended for and should not be used as a substitute for the diagnosis and/or treatment by a licensed, qualified, health-care professional.
		Copyright © 2005 Anxiety Zone - Anxiety Disorders Forum.
	www.anxietyzone.com /conditions/dependent_personality_disorder.html (355 words)

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