vv 080 Citation: Perrotta G (2021) “Perrotta Affective Dependence Questionnaire (PAD-Q)”: Psychodiagnostic evidence and clinical profiles. Int J Sex Reprod Health Care 4(1): 080-084. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/ijsrhc.000028 https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/ijsrhc DOI: LIFE SCIENCES GROUP 2690-0815 ISSN: Abstract Purpose: Starting from the concept of “affective dependence” and its international nosographic framework, the Perrotta Affective Dependence Questionnaire (PAD-Q) aims to study the phenomenon of “affective dependence”, defining it as a maladaptive model of the affective-sentimental relationship of a couple, which involves the establishment or persistence of a clinically significant bond, lasting at least six months and characterized by a functional impairment of the relational area, the emotional area and the somatic area. Affective addiction, not being a well-identified psychopathological label in the international nosographic framework, except in the general framework of behavioral addictions, in this context is identified as a maladaptive behavioral model that describes a series of personality traits afferent to several nosographically recognized psychopathological disorders [1]. Methods: Administration of the PICI-1 and PAD-Q. Clinical Interview. Results: The present research work has demonstrated the reliability, efficiency and effectiveness of the PAD-Q, in relation to the objectives and the PICI-1. In particular, it facilitated a better diagnostic framing of current affective behavioral addiction, thus allowing to focus attention on the dysfunctional traits of patients and on the correct psychodiagnostic framing and their eventual clinical treatment. Conclusions: The results of the PICI-1 on the selected population sample is perfectly compatible with the results of the PAD-Q, underlining also the trend according to which the higher the age of the population sample the higher the diagnosis of cluster B disorders, up to the highest psychotic percentage in the most mature age group. The same trend is visible in the PAD-Q data, which confirms the greater presence of dysfunctional traits in cluster B disorders. Research Article “Perrotta Affective Dependence Questionnaire (PAD-Q)”: Psychodiagnostic evidence and clinical profiles Giulio Perrotta* Psychologist sp.ing in Strategic Psychotherapy, Forensic Criminologist, Legal Advisor sp.ed SSPL, Researcher, Essayist, Institute for the study of psychotherapies - ISP, Via San Martino della Battaglia no. 31, 00185, Rome, Italy Received: 26 July, 2021 Accepted: 14 August, 2021 Published: 16 August, 2021 *Corresponding author: Dr. Giulio Perrotta, Psychologist sp.ing in Strategic Psychotherapy, Forensic Criminologist, Legal Advisor sp.ed SSPL, Researcher, Essayist, Institute for the study of psychotherapies - ISP, Via San Martino della Battaglia no. 31, 00185, Rome, Italy, E-mail: ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0229-5562 Keywords: Personality disorders; Affective dependence; Emotional dependence; Love addiction; Behavioral addictions; PAD-Q; PICI-1; MMPI-II https://www.peertechzpublications.com Contents of the manuscript Research objectives and methods The present research is aimed at detecting the psychodiagnostic evidence of the “Perrotta Affective Dependence Questionnaire” (PAD-Q) [1], in the light of the conclusions found in the drafting of PICI-1 [2-5]. With 35 items, on a 0-5 scale, PAD-Q aims to study the phenomenon of “affective dependence”, defining it instead as a maladaptive model of the affective-sentimental relationship of a couple, which involves the establishment or persistence of a clinically significant bond, lasting at least six months and characterized by a functional impairment of the relational area, the emotional area and the somatic area. This research has been structured according to the following phases: 1) “Clinical interview” on the basis of a previous certified psychopathological diagnosis, to ascertain the persistence of the symptomatology suffered. 2) Marking of the answers, by the examiner, of the clinical questionnaire “PICI-1” on the basis of the symptoms declared during the clinical interview.