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Dependent personality disorder is a chronic condition involving over-reliance on others to meet emotional and physical needs.
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Dependent personality disorder is a lack of self-confidence coupled with excessive dependence on others. Persons affected by dependent personality disorder have a disproportionately low level of confidence in their own intelligence and abilities and have difficulty making decisions and undertaking projects on their own.
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Dependent personality disorder is characterized by an excessive need to be taken care of or depend upon others. Persons with this disorder are typically submissive and display clinging behavior toward those from whom they fear being separated.
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