Codependency in Women: Personality Disorder or Popular Descriptive Term?.

Martin, A. Lynne; Piazza, Nick J.

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ERIC Number: EJ566061

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Publication Date: 1995

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Codependency in Women: Personality Disorder or Popular Descriptive Term?

Martin, A. Lynne; Piazza, Nick J.

Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v17 n4 p428-40 Oct 1995

Tests Cermak's diagnostic criteria for codependency against diagnostic criteria for odd, erratic, or fearful personality types. Results, based on 207 female clients, do not support a separate diagnosis of codependency. The presenting complaint of codependency may indicate a variety of other underlying personality disorders or a situationally adaptive response. (EMK)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Counseling, Females, Measures (Individuals), Mental Health, Personality Problems, Psychopathology, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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