Catalog

Dependent personality disorder

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Dependent personality disorder – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1283123068

Personality disorder characterised by pervasive passive reliance on other people to make one's major and minor life decisions, great fear of abandonment, feelings of helplessness and incompetence, passive compliance with the wishes of elders and others, and a weak response to the demands of daily life. Lack of vigour may show itself in the intellectual or emotional spheres; there is often a tendency to transfer responsibility to others.