Dependent Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality disorder prognosis and prevention
Prognosis
The general prognosis for individuals with dependent personality disorder is good. Most people with this disorder…
Dependent Personality disorder treatments
Treatments
The general goal of treatment of Dependent Personality disorder is to increase the individual’s sense…
Dependent Personality Disorder
Residential and Day Treatment Therapies - Dependent Personality Disorder
Although hospitalization is sometimes necessary for the treatment of an Axis I disorder in individuals with dependent personality…
Dependent Personality Disorder Biological Therapies
Four studies have explored the use of medications in the treatment of dependent personality disorder, and two studies…
Dependent Personality Disorder Group Psychotherapy
Several reports suggest that group psychotherapy can be successful for the treatment of dependent personality disorder. Montgomery used…
Individual Dynamic Psychotherapy
In one controlled treatment trial, two types of short-term dynamic psychotherapy (consisting of a mean of 40 sessions)…
Dependent Personality Disorder Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Turkat and Carlson reported two behavioral treatments of a patient with dependent personality disorder. The patient initially had…
Problems Arising in Psychotherapy
Five types of transference and countertransference problems often arise in the treatment of dependent personality disorder (
Dependent Personality Disorder Presenting Complaints
In a study of 400 consecutive outpatients, Whitman et al. (1954) noted that 23% had a passive-dependent personality,…
Psychodynamics and the Functional Maintenance of Dependent Behavior
Knowledge of what causes excessive dependency to develop and continue into adulthood should inform the selection of treatment.…
Dependent Personality Disorder Psychotherapies
No studies have been devoted solely to the treatment of dependent personality disorder, although some studies have included…
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