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Dependent personality disorder is a long-term(chronic) condition in which people depend too much on others to meet their emotional and physical needs.Dependent personality disorder usually begins in childhood. However, the cause of this disorder i...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 17, 2008
Dependent personality disorder is a lack of self-confidence coupled with excessive dependence on others.Persons affected by dependent personality disorder have a disproportionately low level of confidence in their own intelligence and abilities an...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Dependent personality disorder is characterized by an excessive need to be taken care of or depend upon others. Persons with this disorder are typically submissive and display clinging behavior toward those from whom they fear being separated.Depe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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