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A retrospective study of separation in the development of adult avoidant personality disorder
Author(s) -
Arbel N.,
Stravynski A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1991.tb05519.x
Subject(s) - psychology , avoidant personality disorder , separation (statistics) , personality , psychiatry , clinical psychology , personality disorders , developmental psychology , psychoanalysis , machine learning , computer science
This retrospective study investigated experiences of separation and perceptions of early relations with parents and peers by patients diagnosed as having avoidant personality disorder. The main hypothesis of our study was that patients diagnosed as having avoidant personality disorder would report more actual separations and more pathogenic parenting than normal control subjects. This hypothesis was not supported. The main features differentiating patients from normals were: perceptions of a unencouraging home climate, and less demonstrations of love and pride in the child on the part of the parents.