How Does Dependent Personality Disorder Form, Develop and Affect Human Life?

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220504.318How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Dependent Personality Disorder; Diagnosis; Treatment; DSM-5

Abstract

This article is an overview of dependent personality disorder from its etiology, impacts, treatments, and recommendations for future research directions. Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is a personality disorder characterized by pervasive psychological dependence on others. At the beginning of the article, there is an introduction about the dependent personality disorder and helps reader have an foundational understanding with the DPD In the discussion section, this article puts forward the focus on future research directions , the limitations of the criteria and some issues that need to be paid attention to in the current treatment. In the eitiology section, this study mentions the possible causes of dependent personality disorder from biological, environmentall, and social perspectives. And in the part of the impacts of the depedent of the disorder, this article analyzes and expounds from two aspects of individual and society. Also, a series of different diagnosis have been included such as DSM-5, ICD-10, SWAP-200, and PDM. Then this study elaborates the comorbidity with the dependent personality disorder and a number of the treatments for specific situation. Treatment of DPD is a difficult but realistic problem. This study stated the treatments from various perspectives such as the psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and meditation etc. This study have an substantial significance which is that to help scholars have a deeper ubderstanding of DPD.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wei Liang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - How Does Dependent Personality Disorder Form, Develop and Affect Human Life?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1756
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SN  - 2352-5398
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