A Person With Schizophrenia
Schizoid personality disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has a lifelong pattern of indifference to others and social isolation.
Alternative Names
Personality disorder - schizoid
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The causes of schizoid personality disorder are unknown. This disorder may be related to
However, schizoid personality disorder is not as disabling as schizophrenia. It does not cause
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From Our Sources
Schizotypal personality disorder
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental health condition in which a person has trouble with relationships and disturbances in thought patterns,... Read more »
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Psychosis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality, usually including false beliefs about what is taking place or who one is (delusions) and seeing or... Read more »
Schizophrenia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizophrenia may have a variety of symptoms. Usually the illness develops slowly over months or years. Like other chronic illnesses, schizophrenia... Read more »
Schizophrenia: paranoid type
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Paranoid schizophreniaSymptomsPeople with paranoid schizophrenia may have mistaken beliefs (delusions) that one or more people are plotting against... Read more »
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