ReviewPsychology research and behavior management2018
Avoidant personality disorder: current insights.
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- Trauma-focused and personality disorder treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid cluster C personality disorder: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Trial
- Comparing the interpersonal profiles of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder: Are there homogeneous profiles or interpersonal subtypes?Personality disorders · 2020Trial
- Exploring Moderators and Mediators of the Outcome of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Compared With Group Schema Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder and Comorbid Avoidant Personality Disorder.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyTrial
- Improvement of personality functioning in patients with personality disorders: a comparative study of mentalization-based treatment versus non-manualized treatments.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- The association between habitual emotion regulation, childhood adversity, and cluster C personality disorders symptomatology.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Role of Metacognitive Processes in Personality Traits: A Dimensional Perspective Based on the DSM-5 Alternative Model.Noro psikiyatri arsivi · 2026Article
- Meaning in life among Norwegian outpatients with personality disorders: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Childhood predictors of avoidant personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- The societal costs of avoidant personality disorder.Personality and mental health · 2025Article
- Personality Attributions in the Context of Stalking of Ex-Intimates or Others: A Victim's Perspective.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 2024Article
- Patient personality and therapist responses in the psychotherapy of adolescents with depressive disorders: toward theResearch in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2024Article
- Personality Disorder Symptoms in Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Latent Class Analysis.Journal of personality disorders · 2024Article
- The significance of connectedness: avoidant personality disorder patients' subjective experiences of change after attending a specialized treatment program.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Combined group and individual therapy for patients with avoidant personality disorder-A pilot study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Improvement of personality functioning among people treated within personality disorder mental health services. A longitudinal, observational study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Agency in avoidant personality disorder: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Possible Avoidant Personality Disorder Magnifies the Association Between Bullying Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese University Freshmen.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Emotional dysfunction in avoidant personality disorder and borderline personality disorder: A cross-sectional comparative study.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2021Article
- Clinical Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of Imagery Rescripting Only Compared to Imagery Rescripting and Schema Therapy in Adult Patients With PTSD and Comorbid Cluster C Personality Disorder: Study Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Case Report: A Case Study Significance of the Reflective Parenting for the Child Development.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is a relatively common disorder that is associated with significant distress, impairment, and disability. It is a chronic disorder with an early age at onset and a lifelong impact. Yet it is underrecognized and poorly studied. Little is known regarding the most effective treatment. The impetus for research into this condition has waxed and waned, possibly due to concerns regarding its distinctiveness from other disorders, especially social anxiety disorder (SAD), schizoid personality disorder, and dependent personality disorder. The prevailing paradigm subscribes to the "severity continuum hypothesis", in which AVPD is viewed essentially as a severe variant of SAD. However, areas of discontinuity have been described, and there is support for retaining AVPD as a distinct diagnostic category. Recent research has focused on the phenomenology of AVPD, factors of possible etiological significance such as early parenting experiences, attachment style, temperament, and cognitive processing. Self-concept, avoidant behavior, early attachments, and attachment style may represent points of difference from SAD that also have relevance to treatment. Additional areas of research not focused specifically on AVPD, including the literature on social cognition as it relates to attachment and personality style, report findings that are promising for future research aimed at better delineating AVPD and informing treatment.
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