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Dependent personality disorder usually begins in childhood. However, the cause of this disorder is unknown.
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A child may also exhibit dependent behavior in response to a specific stressful life event(such as the death of a caregiver or a divorce). However, it should not be considered a potential symptom of dependent personality disorder unless the behavi...
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Caretakers may foster dependence in the child to meet their own dependency needs, and may reward extreme loyalty but reject attempts the child makes towards independence. Families of those with dependent personality disorder are often do not expre...
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