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Symptoms
DSM-IV-TRspecifies seven diagnostic criteria for schizoid personality disorder: Avoids close relationships: People wi...
Causes
The schizoid personality disorder has its roots in the family of the affected person. These families are typically em...
Tests
The symptoms of schizoid personality disorder may begin in childhood or adolescence showing as poor peer relationship...
Treatments
A major goal of treating a patient diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder is to combat the tendencies toward so...
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...
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