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Licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Ramani Durvasula, and MedCircle host, Kyle Kittleson, discuss the seven traits a clinician uses to diagnose Avoidant Personality Disorder, also known as, APD and how to identify them.

Topics:
At what age is someone typically diagnosed with APD?
What are the 7 traits of avoidant personality disorder?
How many of these symptoms must someone meet to be diagnosed?
What does the actual process of getting diagnosed look like? How “shouldn’t” that process look?
What are the most common misdiagnoses?
How can I make sure that misdiagnosis doesn’t happen?

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