Personality disorders can make having healthy relationships difficult and can be severe enough to impact functioning in daily life.

The symptoms of DPD can be challenging to manage.

When treated, there is a high chance of improvement for a person with DPD.

Symptoms of Dependent Personality Disorder: Person with multiple arms pointing pointing away (absence of initiative or responsibility), Person in distress in front of three different doors (lack of opinions), Person surrounded by a thought bubble and speech bubbles (sensitivity to criticism), a person hunched down looking frightened (fear of being alone)

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What’s the difference between DPD and BPD?

Bothborderline personality disorder (BPD)and DPD are characterized by a fear of abandonment.

A person with BPD will also typically have a pattern of unstable and intense relationships.

DPD is seen equally in men and women and is one of the most common personality disorders.

How reliable is the DSM-5?

Using the DSM-5 does not eliminate the risk of misdiagnosis.

The diagnostic criteria for DPD have not significantly changed since 1987.

According to some experts, the limitations mean that the reliability of psychiatric diagnoses is still relatively poor.

Psychotherapy

The main treatment for personality disorders is therapy.

Several types of psychotherapy can be used to treat DPD.

Management

Seeking professional support is very important if you have DPD.

Learning to live and cope with your symptoms will also be a key part of your recovery.

However, it is possible to have healthy relationships if you have DPD.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential support 24/7.

Summary

Dependentpersonality disordercan have a negative effect on a persons lifeespecially their relationships with others.

However, a person can learn to have healthy relationships with the right treatment.

Talk therapy is usually the most effective way to help people with DPD.

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