Anxiety disorders and personality disorders

There is some diagnostic overlap between anxiety disorders and some personality disorders; people with some Cluster C personality disorders (which include avoidant, dependent, and obsessive–compulsive) are often anxious or fearful.¹

References:

1.American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition – text revision. © American Psychiatric Association, 2022.

2.Latas M, Milovanovic S. Personality disorders and anxiety disorders: what is the relationship? Curr Opin Psychiatry 2014; 27 (1): 57–61.

3.Friborg O, Martinussen M, Kaiser S, et al. Comorbidity of personality disorders in anxiety disorders: a meta-analysis of 30 years of research. J Affect Disord 2013; 145 (2): 143–155.