Avoidant personality disorder
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What is avoidant personality disorder?
Avoidant personality disorder may also be called anxious personality disorder. A person may feel anxious, lonely, and isolated and may avoid social situations.
Common symptoms reported by people with avoidant personality disorder
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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.
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Treatments taken by people with avoidant personality disorder
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
avoidant personality disorder
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Cognitive Therapy
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
2
Tried for
avoidant personality disorder
(2)
Treatment name(s)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Type
Psychotherapy
How many have tried
2
Tried for
avoidant personality disorder
(2)
Data from patients with avoidant personality disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with avoidant personality disorder
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(3)
fatigue
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(2)
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
avoidant personality disorder
(1)
Treatment name(s)
Cognitive Therapy
Perceived effectiveness
for avoidant personality disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
avoidant personality disorder
(2)
Treatment name(s)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
avoidant personality disorder
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
anxious mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (1 evaluation)
Side effects
stomach discomfort
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
pain
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
avoidant personality disorder
(2)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with avoidant personality disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has avoidant personality disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 141 patients have this condition
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 45 say avoidant personality disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 5 | |
| 20s | 29 | |
| 30s | 39 | |
| 40s | 30 | |
| 50s | 23 | |
| 60s | 9 | |
| 70+ | 1 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 62 | |
| 20-29 years | 10 | |
| 30-39 years | 4 | |
| 40-49 years | 2 | |
| 50-59 years | 0 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 48 | |
| Female | 89 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 77 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 28 |
These charts show data from avoidant personality disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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