self-deserting avoidant
English
Adjective
self-deserting avoidant (not comparable)
- (psychiatry) Exhibiting one of the four subtypes of avoidant personality disorder as defined by the American psychiatrist Theodore Millon. Includes features of depressive personality disorder
Usage notes
- These subtypes are not recognized by the DSM-5 or ICD-10.
- Any individual with avoidant personality disorder may exhibit either one of the four somewhat different subtypes (Note that Millon believes it is rare for a personality with one pure variant, but rather a mixture of one major variant with one or more secondary variants):
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