Schizoid Personality Disorder is characterized by a marked detachment from social relationships and a preference to perform other activities alone, feeling little or no pleasure in performing these activities.
This disorder usually appears in early adulthood and treatment should be done as soon as possible in order to avoid complications. It usually consists of psychotherapy sessions and medication administration, if symptoms of anxiety and depression are associated.
What symptoms
According to the DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the characteristic symptoms of a person with Schizoid Personality Disorder are:
- Lack of interest in establishing intimate relationships, including being part of a family; Preference for performing solitary activities; Expression of little or no interest in having sexual experiences with the partner; Lack of pleasure in performing activities; No close or confidential friends to not being relatives in the first degree; indifference when receiving praise or criticism; demonstration of coldness and emotional detachment.
Meet other personality disorders.
Possible causes
It is not yet known for sure what are the causes of this type of personality disorder, but it is thought that it may be related to hereditary factors and childhood experiences, since it is during the child's development that he learns to interpret social signals and respond appropriately.
Some factors that can increase a person's risk of suffering from this personality disorder are having a family member with a schizoid or schizotypal personality disorder or schizophrenia. Find out what schizophrenia is and how treatment is done.
How the treatment is done
People with Schizoid Personality Disorder may develop other personality disorders, schizophrenia, depression or anxiety disorders, so treatment should be done as soon as the first symptoms appear.
Treatment is usually carried out with psychotherapy sessions with a psychologist or psychiatrist. In some cases, if the person develops depression or anxiety disorders, it may also be necessary to resort to pharmacological treatment, with medications for anxiety and depression.
