From the author: Dependent personality disorder (DPD) is the basis for the formation of a large number of comorbid layers, with which the client usually turns to a psychologist. A timely understanding of the dependent personality organization at its core allows you to adjust the psychocorrection plan. About the prevalence, clinical criteria, psychological portrait of the individual, etiology and therapeutic recommendations in the article. Let's consider what kind of beast Dependent Personality Disorder is and how to work with it. The fundamental pattern of Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) ) is:1. subordination of one's own needs to the needs of other people; 2. force others to take on other people's responsibilities;3. lack of self-confidence combined with the discomfort that accompanies loneliness. In the literature one can find a variety of representations of PLD. For example, Freud called this type of character “oral receptive” in terms of fixation at this stage of development. Further, psychoanalysts called this type of personality organization “depressive,” noting the symbiotic coupling and lack of separation. One of the most authoritative researchers of personality disorders, Theodore Millon (1969) called this type of character “submissive personalities” and characterized it as “experiencing passive hope that that other people will meet their needs. They avoid pain and strive for fusion.” Some authors (Esman, 1986) view humility as a reactive formation, behind which lies the blocking of hostile impulses towards significant people. This hypothesis sometimes justifies the approach to psychotherapeutic work (especially if you work in the psychoanalytic paradigm). Prevalence. Different sources (foreign and domestic) provide slightly different data on the prevalence of PPD. It is important to note that the distribution density varies in different countries and cultures. According to foreign studies - 0.4-1.8% (Torgersen, 2005) and 1.5-7.9% (Drake, Vaillant Tyrer, 1985, 2005) ;According to A.A. Churkin – 3.5%. ===================================================== ===============Diagnostic criteria. The DSM classifier offers 9 criteria for diagnosing MPD, five of which are sufficient for diagnosis: "1. Inability to make decisions without advice and reassurance from others; 2. Allow others to make most decisions (where to work, study, etc.); 3. Agree with people , even when they are wrong because of the fear of being rejected; 4. Find it difficult to start doing something or act on their own; 5. Voluntarily do unpleasant or humiliating tasks in order to be loved; 6. Feel lonely and helpless when alone. trying to avoid it by any means; 7. Feel emptiness and helplessness when a close relationship is broken; 8. Obsessed with the fear of being rejected; 9. Easily vulnerable to criticism and disapproval" [3]. In the domestic ICD-10 classification, this disorder has the same name. coded F60.7, suggesting the following characteristics: "1. Actively or passively shifting important decisions in life to other people; 2. Subordinating one's own needs to the needs of others from whom compliance is experienced; 3. Inability to make demands on others on whom one is dependent;4. Feeling uncomfortable and helpless alone due to excessive fear of not being successful in life;5. Fear of being rejected (abandoned) by a person with whom there is a close connection and being left to oneself;6. Limited ability to make day-to-day decisions without outside advice and encouragement;7. Ideas about oneself as a helpless, incompetent person with little vitality" [2]. From the above diagnostic criteria, one can draw a CONCLUSION, in other words, draw up a psychological portrait of a person with DLD: 1. High susceptibility to the influence of others; 2. Chronic fear of being abandoned (as a conscious , and unconscious); 3. Shifting responsibility to]