| People with schizoid personality disorder are in touch | | | | Environmental factors. |
| with reality unless they develop schizophrenia. Genetics | | | | Chromosomal or nervous system disorders. |
| and environmental factors both come into play of | | | | Family history - such as having a parent who has any |
| Schizoid Personality Disorder. Some mental health | | | | of the disorders on the schizophrenic spectrum. |
| professionals speculate that a bleak childhood where | | | | Signs and Symptoms of Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| warmth and emotion were absent contributes to the | | | | Sign and Symptoms of Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| development of the disorder. Environmental factors | | | | Lacks close friends or confidants other than |
| later in development can either exacerbate or | | | | first-degree relatives |
| ameliorate expression of genetic or | | | | Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others. |
| neurodevelopmental defects. The onset and course of | | | | Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened |
| schizophrenia are most likely the result of an interaction | | | | affectivity |
| between genetic and environmental influences. | | | | Exhibits little observable change in mood |
| Evidence for neurodevelopmental disruption are | | | | Difficulty relating to others. |
| starting to converge: neurodevelopmental disruption | | | | Treatment of Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| may be the result of genetic and, or, environmental | | | | Common Treatment of Schizoid Personality Disorder |
| stressors early in development, leading to subtle | | | | Psychotherapy. Cognitive behavior therapy - which |
| alterations in the brain. | | | | focuses on adjusting the thinking and behaviors that |
| Symptoms of Schizoid Personality Disorder is Lacks | | | | cause problems - can help a person with schizoid |
| close relationships other than with immediate relatives, | | | | personality disorder develop social skills and increase |
| Indifferent to praise or criticism ,Shows emotional | | | | sensitivity to interpersonal cues. |
| coldness, detachment or flattened affect and Exhibits | | | | Group therapy can be more effective when people |
| little observable change in mood. People with the | | | | with the disorder can interact with others in practicing |
| disorder rarely seek treatment. Individual therapy that | | | | new interpersonal skills. Group therapy may also offer |
| successfully attains a long-term level of trust may be | | | | people with schizoid personality disorder a support |
| useful in certain cases of schizoid personality disorder | | | | structure and increase social motivation. |
| by giving patients an outlet to transform their false | | | | Self-help programs, family self-help, advocacy and |
| perceptions of friendships into authentic relationships. | | | | services for housing and vocational assistance |
| Group therapy is another potentially effective form of | | | | complement and supplement the formal treatment |
| treatment. Comprehensive treatment, including services | | | | system. |
| existing beyond the formal treatment system, is crucial | | | | Medications-The psychological inability to experience |
| to ameliorate symptoms, assist recovery, and redress | | | | pleasure can be treated with bupropion (Wellbutrin). |
| stigma | | | | Risperidone (Risperdal) or olanzapine (Zyprexa) can |
| Causes of Schizoid Personality Disorder | | | | help with flattened emotions and social problems. |
| Common Causes and Risk factors of Schizoid | | | | DSM-IV-TR, a widely used manual for diagnosing |
| Personality Disorder | | | | mental disorders (Schizoid Personality Disorder). |
| Genetic factors. | | | | |