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Schizoid Personality Disorder Learning Center

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Schizoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of indifference to others and social isolation.Personality disorders are patterns of behaviors and relationships that int...

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Symptoms
A person with schizoid personality disorder:Appears aloof and detachedAvoids social activities that involve significa...
Causes
The cause of schizoid personality disorder is unknown. Estimates of its incidence vary.This disorder may be associate...
Tests
People with schizoid personality disorder are loners and show little interest in developing close relationships.
Treatments
People with this disorder rarely seek treatment, and little is known about which treatments work. Talk therapy may no...
Drugs
Some patients with this disorder show signs of anxiety and depression which may prompt the use of medication to count...
Alternative Therapies
Attempting to cognitively restructure the patient's thoughts can enhance self-insight. Constructive ways of accompli...
Risk Factors
  • Schizophrenia Risk Factors
Complications
Since a person with schizoid personality disorder seeks to be isolated from others, which includes those who might pr...
Prevention
Since schizoid personality disorder originates in the patient's family of origin, the only known preventative measure...

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