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Trastorno de la personalidad dependiente - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Trastorno de personalidad de tipo dependiente

Tratamiento:

La terapia psicológica (psicoterapia) se considera el tratamiento más efectivo para ayudar gradualmente a que las personas con esta afección hagan elecciones más independientes en la vida. Los medicamentos pueden ayudar a tratar otras afecciones, como ansiedad o depresión.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

El mejoramiento suele verse sólo con terapia a largo plazo.

Complicaciones:

  • Alcoholismo o drogadicción
  • Depresión
  • Mayor probabilidad de abuso sexual o maltrato físico y emocional

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Solicite una cita con el médico o un profesional especialista en salud mental si usted o su hijo adolescente tienen síntomas del trastorno de personalidad dependiente.

  • Reviewed last on: 11/23/2010
  • Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Michelle Benger Merrill, MD, Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Blais MA, Smallwood P, Groves JE, Rivas-Vazquez RA. Personality and personality disorders. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Mosby Elsevier; 2008:chap 39.

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