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Dependent personality disorder

MedGen UID:
4225
•Concept ID:
C0011548
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Dependent Personality Disorder; Dependent Personality Disorders; Disorder, Dependent Personality; Passive Dependent Personality; Passive-Dependent Personality; Personality Disorder, Dependent; Personality, Passive-Dependent
SNOMED CT: Dependent personality disorder (84466009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001157

Definition

A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of an extreme need to be taken care of together with fear of separation that lead the individual to urgently seek out and submit to another person and allow that person to make decisions that impact all areas of the individual''s life. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDependent personality disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Personality disorders and premature dropout from psychological treatment for smoking cessation.
Fernández Del Río E, López A, Becoña E
Psychol Rep 2010 Jun;106(3):679-84. doi: 10.2466/pr0.106.3.679-684. PMID: 20712155
Latent structure of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition personality disorder criteria.
Nestadt G, Hsu FC, Samuels J, Bienvenu OJ, Reti I, Costa PT Jr, Eaton WW
Compr Psychiatry 2006 Jan-Feb;47(1):54-62. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.03.005. PMID: 16324903
The role of loss in treatment outcomes of persistent somatization.
Mallouh SK, Abbey SE, Gillies LA
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 1995 May;17(3):187-91. doi: 10.1016/0163-8343(95)00026-n. PMID: 7649462

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Unhealthy dependency in victims and perpetrators of child maltreatment: A meta-analytic review.
Kane FA, Bornstein RF
J Clin Psychol 2018 Jun;74(6):867-882. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1002/jclp.22550. PMID: 29044519
Indirect self-destructiveness in homosexual individuals.
Tsirigotis K, Gruszczyński W, Tsirigotis-Maniecka MA
Psychiatr Pol 2015 May-Jun;49(3):543-57. doi: 10.12740/psychiatriapolska.pl/online-first/2. PMID: 26276921
Self esteem, dependency, self-efficacy and self-criticism in social anxiety disorder.
Iancu I, Bodner E, Ben-Zion IZ
Compr Psychiatry 2015 Apr;58:165-71. Epub 2014 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.11.018. PMID: 25556952
Metacognitive mastery moderates the relationship of alexithymia with cluster C personality disorder traits in adults with substance use disorders.
Lysaker PH, Olesek K, Buck K, Leonhardt BL, Vohs J, Ringer J, Dimaggio G, Popolo R, Outcalt J
Addict Behav 2014 Mar;39(3):558-61. Epub 2013 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.11.007. PMID: 24300836
Dependent personality disorder and physical abuse.
Loas G, Cormier J, Perez-Diaz F
Psychiatry Res 2011 Jan 30;185(1-2):167-70. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.06.011. PMID: 20537714

Diagnosis

A catathymic infanticide.
Meloy JR
J Forensic Sci 2010 Sep;55(5):1393-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01414.x. PMID: 20456581
Active dependency.
Bornstein RF
J Nerv Ment Dis 1995 Feb;183(2):64-77. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199502000-00002. PMID: 7844580
The dependent personality: developmental, social, and clinical perspectives.
Bornstein RF
Psychol Bull 1992 Jul;112(1):3-23. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.1.3. PMID: 1529038
Co-dependency. Assessment and recovery.
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Nurs Clin North Am 1989 Mar;24(1):109-20. PMID: 2646607
Hysteria.
Reed JL
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:141-9. PMID: 1102011

Therapy

Impact of Cluster C personality disorders on outcomes of contrasting brief psychotherapies for depression.
Hardy GE, Barkham M, Shapiro DA, Stiles WB, Rees A, Reynolds S
J Consult Clin Psychol 1995 Dec;63(6):997-1004. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.63.6.997. PMID: 8543722
ABC of sleep disorders. Withdrawal from hypnotic drugs.
Tyrer P
BMJ 1993 Mar 13;306(6879):706-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.306.6879.706. PMID: 8471930Free PMC Article
Long-term therapeutic use of benzodiazepines. I. Effects of abrupt discontinuation.
Rickels K, Schweizer E, Case WG, Greenblatt DJ
Arch Gen Psychiatry 1990 Oct;47(10):899-907. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1990.01810220015002. PMID: 2222129
Psychiatric illness following childbirth.
Pitt B
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:409-15. PMID: 1102036
Indecent exposure and exhibitionism.
Rooth FG
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:212-22. PMID: 1102016

Prognosis

Self esteem, dependency, self-efficacy and self-criticism in social anxiety disorder.
Iancu I, Bodner E, Ben-Zion IZ
Compr Psychiatry 2015 Apr;58:165-71. Epub 2014 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.11.018. PMID: 25556952
Relationship between alexithymia and dependent personality disorder: a dimensional analysis.
Loas G, Baelde O, Verrier A
Psychiatry Res 2015 Feb 28;225(3):484-8. Epub 2014 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.062. PMID: 25529260
Dependent personality disorder and physical abuse.
Loas G, Cormier J, Perez-Diaz F
Psychiatry Res 2011 Jan 30;185(1-2):167-70. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.06.011. PMID: 20537714
The dependent personality: developmental, social, and clinical perspectives.
Bornstein RF
Psychol Bull 1992 Jul;112(1):3-23. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.1.3. PMID: 1529038
Hysteria.
Reed JL
Br J Psychiatry 1975;Spec No 9:141-9. PMID: 1102011

Clinical prediction guides

Dependent personality, separation anxiety disorder and other anxiety disorders in OCD.
Mroczkowski MM, Goes FS, Riddle MA, Grados MA, Bienvenu OJ, Greenberg BD, Fyer AJ, McCracken JT, Rauch SL, Murphy DL, Knowles JA, Piacentini J, Cullen B, Rasmussen SA, Pauls DL, Nestadt G, Samuels J
Personal Ment Health 2016 Feb;10(1):22-8. Epub 2015 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/pmh.1321. PMID: 26542617
Self esteem, dependency, self-efficacy and self-criticism in social anxiety disorder.
Iancu I, Bodner E, Ben-Zion IZ
Compr Psychiatry 2015 Apr;58:165-71. Epub 2014 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.11.018. PMID: 25556952
Dependent personality disorder and physical abuse.
Loas G, Cormier J, Perez-Diaz F
Psychiatry Res 2011 Jan 30;185(1-2):167-70. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.06.011. PMID: 20537714
Interpersonal dependency in borderline personality disorder: clinical context and empirical evidence.
Bornstein RF, Becker-Matero N, Winarick DJ, Reichman AL
J Pers Disord 2010 Feb;24(1):109-27. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2010.24.1.109. PMID: 20205501
Deconstructing dependency in a five-factor world: a meta-analytic review.
Bornstein RF, Cecero JJ
J Pers Assess 2000 Apr;74(2):324-43. doi: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7402_11. PMID: 10879359

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of personality disorders in the general adult population in Western countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Volkert J, Gablonski TC, Rabung S
Br J Psychiatry 2018 Dec;213(6):709-715. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.202. PMID: 30261937
Interpersonal dependency in borderline personality disorder: clinical context and empirical evidence.
Bornstein RF, Becker-Matero N, Winarick DJ, Reichman AL
J Pers Disord 2010 Feb;24(1):109-27. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2010.24.1.109. PMID: 20205501

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