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Personality Disorder

A major deviation from normal patterns of behavior.

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What is schizoid personality disorder?
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Schizoid personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called eccentric personality disorders. People with these disorders often appear odd or peculiar. People with schizoid personality disorder also tend to be distant, detached, and indifferent to social relationships. They generally are loners who prefer solitary activities and rarely express strong emotion. Although the names sound alik...
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What are the symptoms of schizoid personality disorder?
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People with schizoid personality disorder often are reclusive, organizing their lives to avoid contact with other people. Many never marry and continue to live with their parents as adults. The following are additional traits of people with this disorder: They do not desire or enjoy close relationships, even with family members. They choose solitary jobs and activities. They take pleasure in ...
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What causes schizoid personality disorder?
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Little is known about the cause of schizoid personality disorder, but both genetics and environment are suspected to play a role. Some mental health professionals speculate that a bleak childhood where warmth and emotion were absent contributes to the development of the disorder. The higher risk for schizoid personality disorder in families of schizophrenics suggests that a genetic susceptibility...
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How common is schizoid personality disorder?
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It is difficult to accurately assess the prevalence of this disorder because people with schizoid personality disorder rarely seek treatment. Schizoid personality disorder affects men more often than women and is more common in people who have close relatives with schizophrenia. Schizoid personality disorder usually beings in early adulthood. Learn more about how common is schizoid personality di...
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How is schizoid personality disorder diagnosed?
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If symptoms are present, the doctor will begin an evaluation by performing a complete medical history and physical exam. Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose personality disorders, the doctor might use various diagnostic tests to rule out physical illness as the cause of the symptoms. If the doctor finds no physical reason for the symptoms, he or she might refer the pe...
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How is schizoid personality disorder treated?
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People with this disorder rarely seek treatment because their thoughts and behavior generally do not cause them distress. Their inability to form relationships with others also poses a challenge for therapists because trust is an important component of treatment. Psychotherapy - a form of counseling - is the most commonly used treatment for schizoid personality disorder. Treatment likely will foc...
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What are the complications of schizoid personality disorder?
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A lack of social interaction is the main complication of this disorder. People with schizoid personality disorder are rarely violent, as they prefer not to interact with people. Learn more about the complications of schizoid personality disorder.
What is histrionic personality disorder?
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Histrionic personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called dramatic personality disorders. People with these disorders have intense, unstable emotions and distorted self-images. For people with histrionic personality disorder, their self-esteem depends on the approval of others and does not arise from a true feeling of self-worth. They have an overwhelming desire to be noticed, and of...
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What are the symptoms of histrionic personality disorder?
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In many cases, people with histrionic personality disorder have good social skills; however, they tend to use these skills to manipulate others so that they can be the center of attention. A person with this disorder might also: Be uncomfortable unless he or she is the center of attention Dress provocatively and/or exhibit inappropriately seductive or flirtatious behavior Shift emotions rapi...
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What causes histrionic personality disorder?
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The exact cause of histrionic personality disorder is not known, but many mental health professionals believe that both learned and inherited factors play a role in its development. For example, the tendency for histrionic personality disorder to run in families suggests that a genetic susceptibility for the disorder might be inherited. However, the child of a parent with this disorder might simp...
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