What is dependent personality disorder?
Dependent personality disorder is characterized by pervasive patterns of dependent, passive, and submissive behavior.
How do members experience dependent personality disorder?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with dependent personality disorder*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
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Common symptom
Depressed mood
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Common symptom
Fatigue
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Common symptom
Anxious mood
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Pain
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for dependent personality disorder*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
11
Tried for
dependent personality disorder
(1)
*Data from patients with dependent personality disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with dependent personality disorder*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Perceived effectiveness
for dependent personality disorder (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
dependent personality disorder
(1)
*Data from patients with dependent personality disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has dependent personality disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 2 | |
20s | 10 | |
30s | 41 | |
40s | 38 | |
50s | 23 | |
60s | 17 | |
70+ | 8 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 31 | |
Female | 104 |