Personality Disorders – Cluster C

PERSONALITY DISORDERS – CLUSTER C

Disorders included:

• Avoidant personality disorder.
• Dependent personality disorder.
• Obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

1. Avoidant personality disorder:

• Excessively sensitive to rejection.
• Afraid of criticizism & rejection in social situations.
• Tend to remain socially withdrawn.
• Unwilling to enter into relationship without strong guarantee of uncritical acceptance.
• In ICD- I0 classified as anxious personality disorder”.

Management:

• Psychotherapy.
• Beta-blockers & (SSRIs).

2. Dependent personality disorder:

• Dependent patients for everyday decisions.
• Major life decisions taken by someone else.
• Hear excessive amount of advice & reassurance from others.
• Difficulty expressing disagreement with others because of fear of loss of support.
• Very uncomfortable & helpless when alone.

Management:

• Psychotherapy.
• Benzodiazepines & (SSRIs).