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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
Pathology versus statistical infrequency: potential sources of gender bias in personality disorder criteria.
Anderson KG, Sankis LM, Widiger TA
J Nerv Ment Dis 2001 Oct;189(10):661-8. doi: 10.1097/00005053-200110000-00002. PMID: 11708666

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Modus operandi and personality disorder in incarcerated spousal killers.
Dutton DG, Kerry G
Int J Law Psychiatry 1999 May-Aug;22(3-4):287-99. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(99)00010-2. PMID: 10457925
Longitudinal study of interpersonal dependency in female twins.
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Br J Psychiatry 1998 Feb;172:154-8. doi: 10.1192/bjp.172.2.154. PMID: 9519068
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
Etiology of alcoholism reconsidered. The case for a biopsychosocial process.
Zucker RA, Gomberg ES
Am Psychol 1986 Jul;41(7):783-93. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.41.7.783. PMID: 3527004
Personality and experience in an encounter-group.
Torgersen S
Scand J Psychol 1980;21(2):139-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1980.tb00353.x. PMID: 7433930

Diagnosis

Dependent personality disorder: a critical review.
Disney KL
Clin Psychol Rev 2013 Dec;33(8):1184-96. Epub 2013 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2013.10.001. PMID: 24185092
Modus operandi and personality disorder in incarcerated spousal killers.
Dutton DG, Kerry G
Int J Law Psychiatry 1999 May-Aug;22(3-4):287-99. doi: 10.1016/s0160-2527(99)00010-2. PMID: 10457925
Active dependency.
Bornstein RF
J Nerv Ment Dis 1995 Feb;183(2):64-77. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199502000-00002. PMID: 7844580
Co-dependency. Assessment and recovery.
Zerwekh JA, Michaels B
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

The role of transference work, the therapeutic alliance, and their interaction in reducing interpersonal problems among psychotherapy patients with Cluster C personality disorders.
Ryum T, Stiles TC, Svartberg M, McCullough L
Psychotherapy (Chic) 2010 Dec;47(4):442-53. doi: 10.1037/a0021183. PMID: 21198234
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
The methadone clinic: function and philosophy.
Graff H, Ball JC
Int J Soc Psychiatry 1976 Summer;22(2):140-6. doi: 10.1177/002076407602200209. PMID: 992951
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

Predictors of pain catastrophizing in women with rheumatoid arthritis.
Sinclair VG
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2001 Dec;15(6):279-88. doi: 10.1053/apnu.2001.28686. PMID: 11735079
Etiology of alcoholism reconsidered. The case for a biopsychosocial process.
Zucker RA, Gomberg ES
Am Psychol 1986 Jul;41(7):783-93. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.41.7.783. PMID: 3527004
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
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
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
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
The psychodynamics of male prostitution.
Caukins SE, Coombs NR
Am J Psychother 1976 Jul;30(3):441-51. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1976.30.3.441. PMID: 970505

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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