psychiatric disorders
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD)
Etiology of Avoidant Personality Disorder
Research suggests that experiences of rejection and marginalization during childhood and innate traits of social anxiety and avoidance may contribute to avoidant personality disorder ( Etiology references ). Avoidance in social situations has been detected as early as about age 2 years. 1.Joyce PR, McKenzie JM, Luty SE, et al: Temperament, childhood environment and psychopathology as risk factors for avoidant and borderline personality disorders.Aust N Z J Psychiatry37(6):756-764, 2003. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2003.01263.x 2.Eikenaes I, Egeland J, Hummelen B, et al: Correction: Avoidant personality disorder versus social phobia: The significance of childhood neglect.PLoS One15;10(5):e0128737, 015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128737 