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Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder
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Prevention & Expectations
What can be done to prevent the condition?
There is no known way to prevent passive-aggressive personality disorder. Parents who provide love and support for their children may prevent some cases.
What are the long-term effects of the condition?
A person with a passive-aggressive personality disorder has problems at work and in relationships with others. The person's behavior makes him or her difficult to deal with.
What are the risks to others?
Passive-aggressive personality disorder is not contagious, and poses no risk to others.