Basic Info
Symptoms
A person with schizoid personality disorder: Appears aloof and detached; Avoids social activities that involve signif...
Causes
Personality disorders are patterns of behaviors and relationships that interfere with a person's life over many years...
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 accomplis...
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...
Basic Info