Clear communication, authenticity, and professional guidance are some ways to strengthen your relationship with someone who has avoidant personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is a ...

Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) causes severe social anxiety and a fear of judgment. This leads to a person isolating themselves from others and avoiding social situations. People with AVPD often ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Cluster C personality disorders include conditions with anxious and fearful thoughts and behaviors. These are avoidant personality disorder (AVPD), ...

While people with schizoid personality disorder (SPD) and those with avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) both avoid social interaction, those with SPD do so due to disinterest, whereas in AvPD, it is ...

Many people struggle with shyness, but a small segment of the population suffers from shyness so severe that it brings about extreme social inhibition. In avoidant personality disorder, extreme ...