Passive-aggressive personality disorder

Passive-aggressive personality disorder is a chronic condition in which a person seems to passively comply with the desires and needs of others, but actually passively resists them, becoming increasingly hostile and angry.

Psychiatrists no longer recognize this condition as an official diagnosis. However, the symptoms are problematic to many people and may be helped by professional attention, so we include it here.

Personality disorder - passive-aggressive

The causes are unknown, but, like most personality disorders, a combination of genetic and environmental factors are probably responsible.

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