| This program begins by presenting empirically-derived life span models
of dependent personality disorder (DPD) and avoidant personality
disorder (APD). Developmental antecedents of DPD and APD are described,
and the impact of gender, culture, and age on the expression of
dependent and avoidant traits are discussed. Following an overview of
the DSM-IV-TR DPD and APD criteria, well-validated interview,
questionnaire, and projective instruments for assessing dependent and
avoidant traits are reviewed. Treatment issues in therapeutic work with
DPD and APD patients are discussed in detail, emphasizing four domains
(cognitive, affective, motivational, behavioral) where therapeutic
interventions may be targeted. A broad range of therapeutic strategies
are outlined, with each strategy linked to the psychological domains
where it has been shown to be most effective.
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Workshop Content
Developmental antecedents of dependent and avoidant personality disorders
Evolution of dependent and avoidant traits across the life span
Differences beween normal and pathological manifestations of dependent and avoidant behaviors
Strengths and limitations of the DSM-IV-TR avoidant and dependent personality disorder symptom criteria
Diagnosis of dependent and avoidant personality disorders in various patient groups
Interview, questionnaire, and projective measures of dependent and avoidant personality traits
Treatment strategies for inpatient and outpatient work with dependent and avoidant patients
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Presented by
Robert Bornstein, Ph.D.
 Robert F. Bornstein received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the
State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986 and is Professor of
Psychology at Adelphi University. Dr. Bornstein has published numerous
articles and book chapters on personality dynamics, assessment, and
treatment. He wrote The Dependent Personality and The Dependent
Patient: A Practitioner’s Guide, co-authored (with Mary Languirand)
When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home Care and Healthy Dependency,
and co-edited (with Joseph Masling) seven volumes of the Empirical
Studies of Psychoanalytic Theories series, as well as Scoring the
Rorschach: Seven Validated Systems. Dr. Bornstein is a Fellow of the
American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological
Science, and Society for Personality Assessment; his research has been
funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the
National Science Foundation. Dr. Bornstein received the Society for
Personality Assessment’s 1995, 1999, 2002, and 2008 awards for
Distinguished Contributions to the Personality Assessment Literature,
and received the Division 12/American Psychological Foundation 2005
Theodore Millon Award for Excellence in Personality Research.
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