Schizoid Personality Disorder
SYMPTOMS
A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a
restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings,
beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as
indicated by four (or more) of the following:
- neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being
part of a family
- almost always chooses solitary activities
- has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with
another person
- takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
- lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
- appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others
- shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity
Treatment
Criteria summarized from:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual
of mental disorders, fourth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
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7 Sep 2006
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.