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I was wondering is avoidant personality disorder more common in men or women?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

I found this : Statistic: The international frequency has not been studied in children, although a twin study of young adults found an APD rate of 1.4% in men and 2.5% in women. So it may be slightly higher among women

Answered 10/15/2017

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