Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What is Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD)? Learn about the disorder, its treatment and diagnosis, and its relationship to social anxiety disorder.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:32 What is Avoidant Personality Disorder
9:11 Morbidity of Avoidant Personality Disorder
10:55 Challenges in Diagnosis
17:48 Symptom Structure and Treatment
41:36 Q&A