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What is Schizoid personality disorder?
By: BMHC Date: December 31, 2013, 11:01 am
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Information is provided by The National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
URL of this page:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000920.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000920.htm
[quote]Schizoid personality disorder is a mental health
condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of
indifference to others and social isolation.
Causes
Cause of schizoid personality disorder is unknown. This disorder
may be related to schizophrenia and shares many of the same risk
factors.
Schizoid personality disorder is generally not as disabling as
schizophrenia. It does not cause the disconnection from reality
(in the form of hallucinations or delusions) that occurs in
untreated (or treatment-resistant) schizophrenia.
Symptoms
A person with schizoid personality disorder often:
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Exams and Tests
Schizoid personality disorder is diagnosed based on a
psychological evaluation that assesses the history and severity
of the symptoms.
Treatment
People with this disorder rarely seek treatment, thus little is
known about which treatments work. Talk therapy may not be
effective because persons with schizoid personality disorder may
have great difficulty forming an effective working relationship
with a therapist.
One approach that appears to help is to put fewer demands for
emotional closeness or intimacy on the person with this
condition.
People with schizoid personality disorder often do well in
relationships that do not focus on emotional closeness. They
tend to be better at handling relationships that focus on work
or intellectual activities and expectations.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Schizoid personality disorder is a long-term (chronic) illness
that usually does not improve much over time. Social isolation
often prevents the person from seeking the help or support that
might improve the condition.
Limiting expectations of emotional intimacy may help people with
this condition make and keep connections with other
people.[/quote]
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