mental health disorders
Dependent Personality Disorder
Introduction
Dependent personality disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by a pervasive, excessive need to be taken care of, leading to submissiveness and clinging behaviors. People with dependent personality disorder do not think they can take care of themselves and use submissiveness to try to get other people to take care of them. Doctors diagnose dependent personality disorder based on specific symptoms, including a person's need to be taken care of and fear of having to take care of self. Psychotherapy that focuses on examining fears of independence can help. Overview of Personality Disorders are mental health conditions that involve long-lasting, pervasive patterns of thinking, perceiving, reacting, and relating that cause the person significant distress and/or impair the person's ability to function. People with dependent personality disorder want to be taken care of and are extremely anxious about taking care of themselves. To get the care they want, they are willing to give up their independence and interests. They thus become excessively dependent and submissive. Dependent personality disorder occurs in less than 1% of people in the United States. It is diagnosed more often in women, but some studies suggest it affects both sexes equally. Other disordersare also often present. People often also have one or more of the following: A depressive disorder such as Major depressive disorder or An Overview of Anxiety Disorders None An Alcohol Use None Another personality disorder (such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or 