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Passive aggressive personality disorder

MedGen UID:
18319
•Concept ID:
C0030631
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorder, Negativistic Personality; Disorder, Passive-Aggressive Personality; Disorders, Negativistic Personality; Disorders, Passive-Aggressive Personality; Negativistic Personality Disorder; Negativistic Personality Disorders; Passive Aggressive Personality; Passive Aggressive Personality Disorder; Passive Aggressive Personality Disorders; Passive-Aggressive Personalities; Passive-Aggressive Personality; Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder; Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorders; Personalities, Passive-Aggressive; Personality Disorder, Negativistic; Personality Disorder, Passive Aggressive; Personality Disorder, Passive-Aggressive; Personality Disorders, Negativistic; Personality Disorders, Passive Aggressive; Personality Disorders, Passive-Aggressive; Personality, Passive-Aggressive
SNOMED CT: Passive-aggressive personality disorder (44966003); Passive aggressive personality disorder (44966003)

Definition

A disorder characterized by a pattern of indirect expression of hostility, including negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance in social and occupational situations. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPassive aggressive personality disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sociotropy, autonomy, and personality disorder criteria in psychiatric patients.
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J Pers Disord 2002 Dec;16(6):549-60. doi: 10.1521/pedi.16.6.549.22140. PMID: 12616830
Treatment outlines for avoidant, dependent and passive-aggressive personality disorders. The Quality Assurance Project.
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The treatment of enuresis: an overview.
Freeman ED
Int J Psychiatry Med 1975;6(3):403-12. doi: 10.2190/GPRJ-JB1T-H0P6-FTXP. PMID: 780289

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Interpersonal Problems Associated With Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder.
Laverdière O, Ogrodniczuk JS, Kealy D
J Nerv Ment Dis 2019 Oct;207(10):820-825. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001044. PMID: 31503178
Personality and psychotic symptoms as predictors of self-harm and attempted suicide.
Del Bello V, Verdolini N, Pauselli L, Attademo L, Bernardini F, Quartesan R, Moretti P
Psychiatr Danub 2015 Sep;27 Suppl 1:S285-91. PMID: 26417781
The construct validity of passive-aggressive personality disorder.
Hopwood CJ, Morey LC, Markowitz JC, Pinto A, Skodol AE, Gunderson JG, Zanarini MC, Shea MT, Yen S, McGlashan TH, Ansell EB, Grilo CM, Sanislow CA
Psychiatry 2009 Fall;72(3):256-67. doi: 10.1521/psyc.2009.72.3.256. PMID: 19821648Free PMC Article
Passive-aggressive (negativistic) personality disorder: a population-based twin study.
Czajkowski N, Kendler KS, Jacobson KC, Tambs K, Røysamb E, Reichborn-Kjennerud T
J Pers Disord 2008 Feb;22(1):109-22. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2008.22.1.109. PMID: 18312126
The relationship between personality psychopathology and aggressive behavior in research volunteers.
Berman ME, Fallon AE, Coccaro EF
J Abnorm Psychol 1998 Nov;107(4):651-8. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.107.4.651. PMID: 9830252

Diagnosis

Interpersonal Problems Associated With Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder.
Laverdière O, Ogrodniczuk JS, Kealy D
J Nerv Ment Dis 2019 Oct;207(10):820-825. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001044. PMID: 31503178
A comparison of passive-aggressive and negativistic personality disorders.
Hopwood CJ, Wright AG
J Pers Assess 2012;94(3):296-303. Epub 2012 Feb 13 doi: 10.1080/00223891.2012.655819. PMID: 22329420Free PMC Article
Passive-aggressive (negativistic) personality disorder: a population-based twin study.
Czajkowski N, Kendler KS, Jacobson KC, Tambs K, Røysamb E, Reichborn-Kjennerud T
J Pers Disord 2008 Feb;22(1):109-22. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2008.22.1.109. PMID: 18312126
Passive-aggressive personality disorder: the demise of a syndrome.
Wetzler S, Morey LC
Psychiatry 1999 Spring;62(1):49-59. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1999.11024851. PMID: 10224623
Diagnostic validity of the passive-aggressive personality disorder: suggestions for reform.
Fine MA, Overholser JC, Berkoff K
Am J Psychother 1992 Jul;46(3):470-84. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1992.46.3.470. PMID: 1530103

Therapy

A randomized controlled trial of sequentially bilateral prefrontal cortex repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia.
Barr MS, Farzan F, Tran LC, Fitzgerald PB, Daskalakis ZJ
Brain Stimul 2012 Jul;5(3):337-346. Epub 2011 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.06.003. PMID: 21782542
The relationship between personality psychopathology and aggressive behavior in research volunteers.
Berman ME, Fallon AE, Coccaro EF
J Abnorm Psychol 1998 Nov;107(4):651-8. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.107.4.651. PMID: 9830252
Side effects of relaxation treatment.
Jacobsen R, Edinger JD
Am J Psychiatry 1982 Jul;139(7):952-3. doi: 10.1176/ajp.139.7.952. PMID: 7046479
Residential treatment of disturbed children and adequacy of their subsequent adjustment: a follow-up study.
Davids A, Salvatore PD
Am J Orthopsychiatry 1976 Jan;46(1):62-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1976.tb01228.x. PMID: 1247101
The treatment of enuresis: an overview.
Freeman ED
Int J Psychiatry Med 1975;6(3):403-12. doi: 10.2190/GPRJ-JB1T-H0P6-FTXP. PMID: 780289

Prognosis

Personality and psychotic symptoms as predictors of self-harm and attempted suicide.
Del Bello V, Verdolini N, Pauselli L, Attademo L, Bernardini F, Quartesan R, Moretti P
Psychiatr Danub 2015 Sep;27 Suppl 1:S285-91. PMID: 26417781
Relationships among depressive, passive-aggressive, sadistic and self-defeating personality disorder features with suicidal ideation and reasons for living among older adults.
Segal DL, Gottschling J, Marty M, Meyer WJ, Coolidge FL
Aging Ment Health 2015;19(12):1071-7. Epub 2015 Jan 26 doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.1003280. PMID: 25621821
Attainment and stability of sustained symptomatic remission and recovery among patients with borderline personality disorder and axis II comparison subjects: a 16-year prospective follow-up study.
Zanarini MC, Frankenburg FR, Reich DB, Fitzmaurice G
Am J Psychiatry 2012 May;169(5):476-83. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11101550. PMID: 22737693Free PMC Article
Adolescent personality disorders associated with violence and criminal behavior during adolescence and early adulthood.
Johnson JG, Cohen P, Smailes E, Kasen S, Oldham JM, Skodol AE, Brook JS
Am J Psychiatry 2000 Sep;157(9):1406-12. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.9.1406. PMID: 10964855
The relationship between personality psychopathology and aggressive behavior in research volunteers.
Berman ME, Fallon AE, Coccaro EF
J Abnorm Psychol 1998 Nov;107(4):651-8. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.107.4.651. PMID: 9830252

Clinical prediction guides

Personality and psychotic symptoms as predictors of self-harm and attempted suicide.
Del Bello V, Verdolini N, Pauselli L, Attademo L, Bernardini F, Quartesan R, Moretti P
Psychiatr Danub 2015 Sep;27 Suppl 1:S285-91. PMID: 26417781
Relationships among depressive, passive-aggressive, sadistic and self-defeating personality disorder features with suicidal ideation and reasons for living among older adults.
Segal DL, Gottschling J, Marty M, Meyer WJ, Coolidge FL
Aging Ment Health 2015;19(12):1071-7. Epub 2015 Jan 26 doi: 10.1080/13607863.2014.1003280. PMID: 25621821
A psychometric study of DSM-IV passive-aggressive (negativistic) personality disorder criteria.
Fossati A, Maffei C, Bagnato M, Donati D, Donini M, Fiorilli M, Novella L
J Pers Disord 2000 Spring;14(1):72-83. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2000.14.1.72. PMID: 10746207
The relationship between personality psychopathology and aggressive behavior in research volunteers.
Berman ME, Fallon AE, Coccaro EF
J Abnorm Psychol 1998 Nov;107(4):651-8. doi: 10.1037//0021-843x.107.4.651. PMID: 9830252
Diagnosing personality disorders in the community. A comparison of self-report and interview measures.
Zimmerman M, Coryell WH
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990 Jun;47(6):527-31. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810180027005. PMID: 2350205

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