Avoidant Personality Disorder

Summary

Personality disorders are a group of conditions characterised by an inability to get on with other people and learn from experience. People with a personality disorder may find that their beliefs and attitudes are different from those of most other people. Others may find their behaviour unusual, unexpected or perhaps offensive. In this paper, we discuss a case of a twenty-four-year-old young woman with avoidant personality disorder and subsequent depression, worry, lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, and non-assertive behaviour in her romantic relationship and professional career. With a properly selected homeopathic medicine, the patient experienced symptom improvement in self-confidence, somatic complaints, stress and worry, anxiety, and depression, suggesting that homeopathy is quite useful in the treatment of such personality disorders.

Key words

Personality disorders - Cluster C personality disorder - Forsaken feeling - Indifference - Constitutional treatment - Homeopathy - Germanium metallicum

• References

• 1 Roger van Zandvoortʼs Complete Repertory 2003, Den Hague. Archibelʼs RADAR Homeopathic Software, Assesse, Belgium.