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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Dependant Personality Disorder Symptoms

Health Encyclopedia: Personality Disorders

Symptoms

Symptoms vary widely depending on the specific type of personality disorder.


Signs and tests

Personality disorders are diagnosed based on a psychological evaluation and the history and severity of the symptoms. Currently, mental health professionals categorize these disorders into the following subtypes:

  • Paranoid personality disorder
  • Schizoid personality disorder
  • Schizotypal personality disorder
  • Antisocial p...
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Expert & Community Posts

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Predicting Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...system (DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10) refers to schizotypal personality disorder. In fact two categories... Read more »

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Some hope for Borderline Personality Disorder
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a personality disorder that is often accompanied by... Read more »

Health Guide

Dependent personality disorder
Personality disorder - dependent Symptoms People with this disorder do not trust their own ability to make decisions. They may be devastated by separation... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...average on IQ tests. People with bulimia, but not anorexia, had higher nonverbal than verbal scores.Personality DisordersA 2000 study reported that people with eating disorders tended to share... Read more »
Depression Risk
...depression, particularly after an adverse life event. In line with these findings, the following specific personality disorders have been associated not only to a first episode of depression, but... Read more »
Epilepsy: Long-Term Treatment
...actually have nonepileptic seizures that in many cases are caused by psychiatric conditions (panic attack, personality disorders).The doctor should first address these issues. If the patient still... Read more »
Eating Disorders: Introduction
...are behavioral issues brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressures, a possible genetic or biologic susceptibility, and a... Read more »

Medications

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...you have a history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or personality disorder. In such cases, if you... Read more »

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...you have a history of alcoholism, drug abuse, or personality disorder. In such cases, if you... Read more »

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