Dependent personality disorder

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Leonard Lake And Charles Ng – Serial Murderers

Leonard Lake was born in California in 1945 to father Elgin and mother Gloria Lake. Elgin abandoned the family after the birth of Leonard’s younger brother. Gloria later tried to reunite with him, taking along the two younger children and leaving Leonard in the care of her parents. Leonard was never reunited with his mother […]

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Susan Smith Murdered her Sons

Susan Smith was born in September of 1971, South Carolina. Her parents divorced when she was six and, five weeks later, her father committed suicide. Susan kept an audiotape of his voice. She suffered so much that people perceived her as odd. She had two brothers and mother. Her mother, shortly after the tragic incident,

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Dependent personality disorder

Clinical criteria (DSM-5) For a diagnosis of dependent personality disorder patients must have: A persistent, excessive need to be taken care of, resulting in submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation. This persistent need is shown by the presence of 5 or more of the following: Also, symptoms must have begun by early adulthood.

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