dependent personality disorder

English

Noun

dependent personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural dependent personality disorders)

1. (psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by a dependence on others to take care of oneself and one's life.

Synonyms

• DPD (abbreviation)

Translations

personality disorder

• Danish: dependent personlighedsforstyrrelse, dependent personlighedsstruktur
• Finnish: riippuvainen persoonallisuus, riippuvainen persoonallisuushäiriö
• German: abhängige Persönlichkeitsstörung f
• Russian: зави́симое расстро́йство ли́чности n (zavísimoje rasstrójstvo líčnosti), расстро́йство типа зави́симой ли́чности n (rasstrójstvo tipa zavísimoj líčnosti)
• Vietnamese: rối loạn nhân cách phụ thuộc

See also

• co-dependent
• avoidant personality disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• phobic avoidant