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Avoidant personality disorder and its relationship to social phobia

Reich, James·2009·Current Psychiatry Reports

Abstract

This review summarizes past and recent findings in the empiric literature and the evolution of the concepts of avoidant personality disorder (APD) and social phobia (SP). APD is an internally consistent dimensional personality pathology that causes dysfunction that appears to be dimensional rather than a sudden jump in impairment after a certain number of criteria have been met. It has state and trait personality components. Evidence indicates that symptoms are at least partially treatable with psychological or pharmacologic interventions. APD and SP have similar symptoms and treatment response and identical genetics. We can conclude from the empiric evidence that no dividing line exists between APD and SP, with APD merely being the more severe form of the disorder. The best conceptualization is that APD is a dimensional personality pathology that in its attenuated form (SP) resembles an anxiety disorder.

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Authors
Reich, J.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Reich, James
Venue
Current Psychiatry Reports
Published
2009-01-22
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
89-93
ISSN
  • 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-1645
OpenAlex
W1987504426
Cited by
49
References
48
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 6
FWCI
4.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
avoidant personality disorder, social anxiety disorder, treatment response, genetic overlap, anxiety disorders
MeSH terms
Behavior Therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Personality Disorders, Phobic Disorders, Psychotropic Drugs, Self Concept, Social Perception, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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