Dependent Personality Disorder

The Dependent Patient - A Case Study
She acknowledges that he is verbally and sometimes physically abusive. He has cheated on her more times than she can count, usually with classmates at the university.

Codependence and the Dependent Personality Disorder
Like dependents (people with the Dependent Personality Disorder), codependents depend on other people for their emotional gratification and the performance of both inconsequential and crucial daily and psychological functions.