Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of social anxiety, heightened sensitivity to rejection, and pervasive feelings of inadequacy, coupled with a deep-rooted longing for meaningful connections with others. Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler first described an avoidant personality type in his 1911 work Dementia Praecox: Or the Group of Schizophrenias. German psychiatrist […]