Avoidant Personality Disorder (AVPD)
Coping with extreme shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and sensitivity to criticism
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Patti Davis is the best-selling author of over a dozen books, including "The Long Goodbye," a memoir of losing her father, Ronald Reagan, to Alzheimer's disease, and "Floating in the Deep End," a handbook for Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers. In 2011, Davis created Beyond Alzheimer's, a support group program for family caregivers of people with dementia. This program has been offered at hospitals including UCLA Medical Center and Providence Saint John's Health Center, and can currently be found at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania and Cleveland Clinic in Las Vegas.
Coping with extreme shyness, feelings of inadequacy, and sensitivity to criticism
Advice for Alzheimer’s caregivers from Patti Davis, best-selling author of The Long Goodbye