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Passive-aggressive personality disorder

Definition:

Passive aggressive personality disorder is a chronic condition in which a person seems to acquiesce to the desires and needs of others, but actually passively resists them and becomes increasingly hostile and angry.

Note: psychiatrists no longer recognize this condition as an official diagnosis; however, the symptoms are problematic to many people and may be helped by professional attention, so we include it here.



Alternative Names:

Personality disorder - passive-aggressive



Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

The causes are unknown, but, like most personality disorders, a combination of genetic and environmental factors are probably responsible.



Review Date: 1/25/2003
Reviewed By: David Taylor, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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