User:Mr. Ibrahem/Avoidant personality disorder
| Avoidant personality disorder | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Anxious personality disorder |
| Video explanation of cluster C personality disorders | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Excessive fear of social rejection, feelings of inadequacy[1][2] |
| Complications | Suicide[3] |
| Usual onset | By early adulthood[1] |
| Duration | Long term[3] |
| Risk factors | Family history, childhood emotional neglect[3] |
| Differential diagnosis | Anxiety (including social phobia), schizoid personality disorder, dependent personality disorder[3][1] |
| Treatment | Cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy[3] |
| Frequency | 2%[3] |
| Personality disorders |
|---|
| Cluster A (odd) |
| Cluster B (dramatic) |
| Cluster C (anxious) |
| Not otherwise specified |
| Depressive |
| Others |
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a long term pattern of an excessive fear of social rejection and feelings of inadequacy.[1][2] This results in the active avoidance of interpersonal contact both in work and social situations.[1] Symptoms are present by at least early adulthood.[1] Associated disorder may include depression, substance use, and eating disorders.[3]
Risk factors include family history and childhood emotional neglect.[3] Diagnosis requires symptoms to be of a degree that affects functioning and the taking into account of cultural and ethnic norms.[3][1] It is a cluster C personality disorder.[3] Some view it as a severe form of social anxiety disorder.[3]
Treatment may involve cognitive behavioral therapy or interpersonal therapy.[3] About half of people improve within 10 years.[3] About 2% of people are affected.[3] Women and men appear to be affected equally frequently.[3] It was introduce in 1980 in the DSM III.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). American Psychiatric Association. 2013. pp. 672-675. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.156852. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. 1992. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Fariba, K; Sapra, A (January 2020). "Avoidant Personality Disorder". PMID 32644751.
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