I think I have this- biotech56

[biotech56]

Heres my story.

I've been diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder but that was just because I led the psychiatrist into believing that. Now I want my parents and the psychiatrist to know that I actually have avpd. How should I tell them this?

 

[biotech56]

What is the DSM criteria for avpd anyways?

 

[M1tCh]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avoidant_personality_disorder

 

[Hylke]

Isn't avpd a social anxiety disorder?

 

[biotech56]

From what I here they are two separate disorders but there has been a big debate among psychiatrists about it.

http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx8.htm - avoidant personality dsm criteria

http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx35.htm - social phobia