Mental states, metacognitive deficits and interpersonal cycles in dependency personality disorder

Authors

  • Antonio Carcione III Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva, Via Ravenna 9, 00161 Roma, Italia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0176-266X
  • Conti III Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva, Via Ravenna 9, 00161 Roma, Italia
  • Giancarlo Dimaggio III Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva, Via Ravenna 9, 00161 Roma, Italia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-8756
  • Giuseppe Nicoló
  • Antonio Semerari III Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva, Via Ravenna 9, 00161 Roma, Italia
  • Laia Villegas Torras

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v12i45.529

Keywords:

dependent personality disorder, metacognition, personality disorders, autonomy, interpersonal relationships, therapeutic alliance

Abstract

Although the Dependent Personality Disorder is one of the most frequent personality disorders is rarely considered in current clinical diagnosis. The similarity whit other clinical problems, the lack of specific symptoms and the appearance of good alliance in the first steps of therapeutic relationships are probably the causes of this phenomenon. The article presents a psychopathological model to describe the characteristic mental states of individual that suffer of the Dependent Personality Disorder, related to interpersonal relationships and metacognitive dysfunctions. All these questions are illustrated with literal transcriptions of different cases.

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Published

2001-03-01

How to Cite

Carcione, A., Conti, Dimaggio, G., Nicoló, G., Semerari, A., & Villegas Torras, L. (2001). Mental states, metacognitive deficits and interpersonal cycles in dependency personality disorder. Revista de Psicoterapia, 12(45), 39–63. https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v12i45.529

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Monographic Articles

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