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Excessive dependency and depression: is the relationship specific?

A E Skodol1, P E Gallaher, J M Oldham

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
|March 1, 1996
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Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is linked to various mental health issues, not just depression. This study found DPD co-occurs with anxiety, bulimia, and other disorders, challenging its specific association with depression.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Personality Disorders

Background:

  • Excessive dependency is theorized as both a risk factor and complication for depression.
  • The specific relationship between dependent personality disorder (DPD) and depressive disorders requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the specificity of the association between DSM-III-R dependent personality disorder (DPD) and depressive disorders.
  • To examine the comorbidity of DPD with various Axis I disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Two hundred subjects were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID) and the Personality Disorder Examination (PDE).
  • Assessments were conducted face-to-face by two experienced clinicians.
  • Comorbidity of DPD with five types of Axis I disorders was analyzed.

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Main Results:

  • DPD was associated with mood disorders (bipolar, major depression), anxiety disorders, bulimia, and nonaffective psychotic disorders.
  • DPD showed comorbidity with borderline, avoidant, schizotypal, obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic, and paranoid personality disorders.
  • No other personality disorder significantly contributed to the association between personality disorder and Axis I disorder.

Conclusions:

  • DPD appears to represent maladaptive traits and behaviors that are associated with a broad spectrum of personality psychopathology.
  • These traits are related to diverse forms of psychological distress.
  • The findings do not support a specific relationship between DPD and depression.