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Schizoid personality disorder (view source)
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'''Schizoid personality disorder''' is a personality disorder that causes people who suffer from it to "avoid social activities and consistently shy away from interaction with others."<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865 Schizoid personality disorder: definition] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> According to the Mayo Clinic, the exact causes are unknown, but genetics and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the condition.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=causes Causes] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> Risk factors include having a parent or close relative with the disorder or one similar to it, child abuse and/or a childhood atmosphere of scorn or neglect, and having an emotionally distant parent.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=risk-factors Risk factors] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref>
'''Schizoid personality disorder''' is a [[personality disorder]] that causes people who suffer from it to "avoid social activities and consistently shy away from interaction with others."<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865 Schizoid personality disorder: definition] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> According to the Mayo Clinic, the exact causes are unknown, but [[genetics]] and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the condition.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=causes Causes] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> Risk factors include having a parent or close relative with the disorder or one similar to it, child abuse and/or a childhood atmosphere of scorn or neglect, and having an emotionally distant parent.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=risk-factors Risk factors] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref>
Schizoid personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM) as:
Schizoid personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM) as:
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[[Category:Personality Disorders]]
[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Psychology]]