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The real causes of SPD are largely unkown and speculative. It is realy necessary to have an empty section named "Etiology (causes)"?-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 13:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
From the present version of the article" "3.pliability, kindliness, honesty, indifference, silence, and cold emotional attitudes" I think it is wonderful if people who have this disorder are notably kind and honest. But the way it is written and lack of followup in article makes it unlikely or at best unclear that this is what is meant. Probably the passage was to say that kindness and honesty, or lack thereof, are among the traits psychiatrists try to measure in schizoid patients.-Richard L. Peterson 69.181.160.248 ( talk) 14:11, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
The mindset described by the article is a typical mindset of an independent middleclass intellectual/technichan/worker/civil servant/church functionary, who cares more about independent judging of the work's/firm's/state's progress than about nourishing his/her family, whom he considers to be cared of. It is the people who are capable of doing such things like setting up a software firm or writing in-depth philosophical treatises on the state of society, and who are able to think. So if this kind of grown-up mindset "isn't supported" anymore, the whole society will slide into a more childish and brutal mindset. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.190.149.23 ( talk) 18:19, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
I agree. And not only that BUT this article relies very much on a freudian understanding of schizoid personality which I think is biased. There are other writing on schizoid personality that could be referenced.
Freudian psychology shouldn't be the only thing cited here. Verges on pseudoscience.
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What isnt mentioned on the wiki page is the type of schizoid that is drawn to exploitative relationships, that is, into the 'slave-master relationship' as described by Klein in 'Disorders of the self..'. This is a largely unrecognised side to this disorder, and includes some who are sociable and kindly, but who have been affected, probably in their formative years by exploitative, and/ or dishonest relationships in their family, or abandonment, (and this includes many who have had a narcissistic parent). A key issue to be made clear is the intrapsychic structure of the split between self in exile and slave/ master relationship, that is to say, there is a dynamic polarisation. The intrusiveness and appropriation in the relationship experiences, and the other half of the polarity, being the self in exile. I'd like to try to edit the wiki page, but feel unsure about the best way to go about this. If anyone can help I'd be grateful. I believe these aspects are very important, I have experience of lives lost due to ingnorance of this disorder, failure to diagnose and treat. From River, my email: rivr.x@tiscali.co.uk 7 Feb. .2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.41.96.47 ( talk) 22:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
How much of this is speculation and how much has been verified by scientific analysis? We all know the Freudians write/wrote volumes of speculation, is this just the same? I'd like to see a Criticism section. 92.28.252.46 ( talk) 14:24, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
I mean that there may be no such thing as a "schizoid personality disorder", and that the reasoning given may not be true either. Where are the empirical scientific studies to prove it? 92.15.10.239 ( talk) 18:58, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
.....Hi. I have Schizoid Personality Disorder. I've been taking ant-psychotics for the past 2 and 1/2 years due to a speculative family history of schizophrenics (we are of a third-world orient), a father with NPD and the latter, and found out about it all after the drug use. I am almost in my mid-twenties, and my 3rd doctor since this has all began has stated that after being diagnosed with schizophrenia that I really have an "undiagnosed psychosis w/ schizophrenic symptoms due to drug use." I've worked with children w/ autism, PDNOS, Aspergers, majoring in a Neurological field so that if i do have kids with said afflictions, I can be prepared to respond properly. Now I know the difference between schizophrenia and a schizoid personality disorder and can unfortunately say that, yes, it sucks. I feel and go through every single thing that this article describes and since childhood. I know some of it is bit provocative, given the extreme sexual (or lack thereof) interests and mindsets that people like me go through. It's sad because I think that most of the relationships that I have had recently have been those with similar symptoms and experiences. So yes, it exists, and I say this as a living testament, a friend of those similar and contrasted, and as one who his making his livelihood based on preparing for the worst since Ive been given my worst. I guess that's the ridiculous amount of kindness and humility that the article was referring to. Trust me, I've been going through this for so long, that I hate that this isn't out in the open more, but then again, i believe that society has made the Schizoid-types the social outcasts they are today...it's the apathy that makes it look so selfish. We feel like we have no choice, because the external/internal (which is another hard to tell thing) won't let us be satisfied or comfortable. So with the constant tug of war and the multitudes of today's society of polite fictions, the apathetic, social outcast becomes the only saving grace, and the fantasy/womb-like mind becomes something of a nuisance at times, as well as a fortress of solitude. Then, with age, which is what I'm facing, given the powers of what discernment I have left, the solitude of mind will manifest itself in reality, given the extreme realness within the duality of brain and mind. In fact, one can speculate that the external/internal tug-of-war is just a fight between the reality of concept od Duality (Brain/Mind). Ah well...this is just a means for me to express a lot since I've read this, and thankfully, without much emotional attachment. Anywho, it's real, because I and others I know live it. Every. Day. It's funny how it's found to be only 1% of the population.
-LB 76.102.46.29 ( talk) 09:40, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
It is my understanding that Schizoid personality disorder may be removed or reformulated in the DSM V but I see no mention of it. Having been diagnosed, I wonder why and where things may be going and what has changed. Thestranger.djp ( talk) 20:01, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
You know - after changing health care system in USA, goverment want to find savings in budget. There are more safe place on the world now for "unprofitable patients", than Soviet union of America:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.5.175.254 ( talk) 12:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
There is research and debate suggesting schizoid personality disorder as a diagnostic construct has poor validity. See these articles: 1) Hummelen, B., Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Karterud, S. (2015) "Poor Validity of the DSM-IV Schizoid Personality Disorder Construct as a Diagnostic Category"; J Pers Disord https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25248009/ - Overholser, J. (1989). 2) "Differentiation between schizoid and avoidant personalities: an empirical test." Can J Psychiatry . 1989 Nov;34(8):785-90. doi: 10.1177/070674378903400808. link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2819642/ - 3) Mullins-Sweatt, S., Bernstein, D., Widiger, T. "Retention or deletion of personality disorder diagnoses for DSM-5: an expert consensus approach." Comparative Study J Pers Disord . 2012 Oct;26(5):689-703. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.689. liink: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23013338/ Bol1966 (talk) 18:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC) Bol1966 ( talk) 17:19, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
I propose the removal of this section:
- Many parts seems medical advice - Many parts are very complex and difficult to understand by laymen (who are the "natural public" of wikipedia)
-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 15:35, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
The part about atypical antipsychotics not being effective for personality disorder, is not really supported by the study it refrences here what the study says
```Personality DisordersAll trials from the 2006 CER reported efficacy of olanzapine and of aripiprazole for BPD. More recently, PCTs of atypicals for treatment of BPD have had heterogeneous outcomes, and meta-analysis could not be performed.``` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.180.223.26 ( talk) 05:30, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
In the section "Signs and symptoms", appears "According to Gunderson,[4] people with SPD “feel lost” without the people they are normally around because they need a sense of security and stability" , using "Gunderson, John G., Zanarini, Mary C., Kisiel, Cassandra L. (1995). "Borderline Personality Disorder". In Livesley, W. John (ed.) (ed.). The DSM-IV Personality Disorders. New York: The Guilford Press. {{
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However, in that chapter of the book (pages 141-157), I found nothing saying this. It could be in the other 2 articles about BPD, but, in this case, are not from Gunderson. Or, of course, it is possible that I had not look carefully-- 79.169.165.78 ( talk) 22:18, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
In Guntrip (not in Gunderson), there is really a reference to "feel lost"; perhaps it is a confusion between Guntrip and Gunderson?-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 08:59, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
It was removed without any explanation on October 3rd 2011. If anyone feels it doesn't belong, please post your reasons here instead of just removing it at your own leisure. Personally I find that table easier to read than the miles of text (and the content is very much the same). 95.34.252.174 ( talk) 04:20, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Some weeks ago, the article said "Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and sometimes (sexual) apathy, with a simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world.[1]"; now, it says "Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and sometimes (sexual) apathy. They may also demonstrate a simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world, although this is often more suggestive of schizotypal personality disorder.[1]".
The source in [1] remains the same - "Authur S. Reber- Dictionary of Psychology, Penguin p.690 (1995)"; however, changing the phrase changes the meaning of the reference; if, in the first version, the [1] was been given as a reference for the "simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world", in the second version [1] is been given as a source for a fantasy life being more typical of schizotypal personality disorder (changing totally the meaning of the reference). Someone really has the "Dictionary of Psychology" of Arthur Reber to see what really is said in it?
Btw, although the change in the wording was justified as "per diagnostic criteria", the diagnostic criteria for schizoid PD states "Excessive preoccupation with fantasy and introspection" as a symptom-- 81.84.110.164 ( talk) 00:42, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
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I remember this page had a "Citation?" note for a sentence since been removed, mentioning potential for brief psychotic episodes. It's page 695 of the DSM IV-TR. "Particularly in response to stress, individuals with this disorder may experience very brief psychotic episodes (lasting minutes to hours)". If anyone wants to reinstate that, there's the citation. 68.149.10.39 ( talk) 05:05, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
I put again " Maladaptive daydreaming" in the "see also"; after all, at least according to the ICD-10, one of the traits of SPD is "preoccupation with fantasy and introspection" (and many - most? - works about SPD refer the propensity to daydream/fantasize/think as very typical of the condition) making it similar to "maladaptive daydreaming" (and not least relevant than " Counterphobic attitude" or " Narcissistic defences", for example).
Could be argued that this is "original research", but I think that the choice of articles to put in the "See also" section does not need to be so dependent of solid sources as the article itself-- 81.84.110.161 ( talk) 22:20, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I made some changes in the words used in the "The Secret Schizoid" section, because, in the way that it was written could create some confusion between the Klein's concept of "secret schizoid" and the Akhtar's concept of "overt/covert" (an unrelated issue)-- 81.84.191.36 ( talk) 00:18, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
I fail to see how lacking an interest in social relationships is a personality disorder. Sounds more like someone who is simply introverted. Any feedback? Pass a Method talk 22:30, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
This article about a mental health condition appears to overly promote the concept of mental health diagnosis without
question and without the full consideration of other well researched perspectives. Thanks for
improving wikipedia by including non-categorical approaches to mental health Dont follow the crowd. Just because it has a name does not make it real |
-- Earlypsychosis ( talk) 17:55, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
I know the above was from a few years ago, but this topic is a good point. Some research has suggested there is poor validity of schizoid personality disorder as a diagnostic construct, and there is some research suggesting little differentiation between schizoid and avoidant. I'm not saying I agree, but I think this information needs to be put in the first paragraph of this article. - Hummelen, B., Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Karterud, S. (2015) "Poor Validity of the DSM-IV Schizoid Personality Disorder Construct as a Diagnostic Category"; J Pers Disord https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25248009/ - Overholser, J. (1989). "Differentiation between schizoid and avoidant personalities: an empirical test." Can J Psychiatry . 1989 Nov;34(8):785-90. doi: 10.1177/070674378903400808. link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2819642/ - Mullins-Sweatt, S., Bernstein, D., Widiger, T. "Retention or deletion of personality disorder diagnoses for DSM-5: an expert consensus approach." Comparative Study J Pers Disord . 2012 Oct;26(5):689-703. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.689. liink: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23013338/ Bol1966 ( talk) 18:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
Some general issues with the article that are beyond the scope of the copy edit:
I propose the addition of a few sentences to the "Causes" section, to elaborate more on the previous mention of cases in relatives. Jtauszik ( talk) 18:43, 19 April 2014 (UTC)jtauszik
In the passage «Affected individuals may demonstrate significant creativity, particularly in the areas of fiction writing [2] and visual arts.[3] [4][5]», the reference [2] is the article Creativity and mental illness, from Edward Hare; with the exception of a small footnote, this article does not seem to make any reference to SPD; yes, it is written that "But genius may occur in appreciably introverted persons-Newton, for instance'7-and Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and James Joyce are all said to have had near relatives with schizophrenia. One controlled study found an excess of schizothymic traits in the group of able people represented by research scientists.", who is consistent with SPD, but this is a kind of original research/synthesis.-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 12:48, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
I saw that you reverted the link to Mr. Anestis' article twice ( http://www.psychotherapybrownbag.com/psychotherapy_brown_bag_a/schizoid-personality-disorder/). The article claims that there are no studies that link SPD to increased rates of depression, anxiety or suicide.
The problem is this: suppose, that a patient with these 'schizoid' traits and with depression (or anxiety) comes to therapy. The therapist evaluates the patient, he notices the depression and the schizoid personality traits, and now the therapist comes to a conclusion that the schizoid personality disorder caused the depression (this conclusion is completely wrong - schizoid people have the same depression rate as general population). The patient will believe that his depression is caused by SPD, he will search internet for information on SPD, he finds that "personality disorders cause significant distress" and that SPD is incurable. And the patient starts believing that he is incurably ill.
In my opinion it is grossly unethical to present false claims to the patient that make the patient believe that his condition is incurable. Unfortunatelly, many psychtherapists do not rely on proper scientific evidence and they will "see" such imaginary causations (SPD causes depression or anxiety) and present them to the patients.
I think that Wikipedia should provide proper information - that SPD doesn't cause depression or anxiety - so that people will find it. Please say how would you like to integrate the reference to Mr. Anestis' article, so that it adheres to wikipedia rules.-- 78.80.28.91 ( talk) 15:17, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
The Mayo Clinic has this to say
you guys decide if this is enough of a decent source. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:09, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
This has no reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Technomagesty ( talk • contribs) 17:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
The content under these sections exclusively reference one work, which take on a psychoanalytic (specifically, the work of James F. Masterson) perspective to understanding and treating SPD. While there is little understanding of the psychopathology of SPD and psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies are sometimes used in its treatment, the article should nonetheless reflect a generally accepted medical standpoint to the conceptualization and treatment of SPD. Devoting a massive block of the Treatment section to discussing the psychoanalytic perspective of a single work is excessive in my opinion. -- Ireadandcheck ( talk) 10:46, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
The links from Reference No 34 are broken.
Even when searching the Journal site itself the relevant article seems to have been deleted.
What does this have to do with differentiating SPD and NPD? It talks about how having a narcissistic sibling could cause or exacerbate symptoms in a schizoid child, but nothing about how one condition could be mistaken for the other, or about how a clinician might tell them apart. -- 203.57.211.237 ( talk) 09:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Going to preface this saying I'm new to this & wiki markup so please bear with me.
There was a sentence stating Schizoid is part of the schizophrenia spectrum. The statement was unsourced doesn't match up with how the term "schizophrenia spectrum" is used in the DSM-5; schizophrenia spectrum refers primarily to schizophrenia as a whole now that the subtypes from the DSM-IV have been merged (similar to Autism Spectrum Disorder).
"Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders include schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, and schizotypal (personality) disorder."
— Diagnostic and Statistical Manual v. 5, page 87
The section runs pages 87 to 122 and doesn't include schizoid personality disorder. It's simply not a psychotic disorder, although it shares some similarities (including genetic ones) with schizophrenia. I wasn't sure if I should add something about how it can be premorbid or not to replace the statement, which might have been along the lines of the statement's original intent?
I'm not familiar with the ICD but some quick searches make it seem aligned with the DSM-5 on this topic too.
I'm going to do the same thing for Spectrum disorder as it's also listed under the psychotic spectrum section there too. Iridi ( talk) 07:45, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
I'd like to suggest that the wording in the Signs and Symptoms section "...which causes interpersonal difficulty..." be amended to "...which frequently contributes to interpersonal difficulty..."
Rationale: It may not be said for certain that schizoid symptoms are necessarily the cause for interpersonal difficulty. For instance, the problems arising in schizoids interaction with others may potentially be consequent of natural issues we would expect to arise in interaction(s) between conventional and non-conventional orientations.
In a sense, to claim that non-conventional orientations are necessarily the cause of the interrelational issues is an argumentum ad populum fallacy, and to claim that conventional orientations are either preferable, correct, or right is a naturalistic fallacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tfunk3780 ( talk • contribs) 07:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
Many sources indicates schizoidia doesn't imply it's a disorder necessarily.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Schizoidia-in-schizophrenia-spectrum-and-disorders%3A-Modestin-Hermann/0034f6a8a2fcaab0d19e8bea877eaa42f228a1f0 https://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/28751 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17570534 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28699102 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbonetti ( talk • contribs) 17:20, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
In the infobox, it is stated that the frequency is between 3.1% e 4.9%; but in the body of the article, in the section "Epidemiology", it says "It is rare compared with other personality disorders, with a prevalence estimated at less than one percent of the general population".-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 16:23, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
@ Bol1966: removed the section/table with the Akthar's profile, arguing that is "one individual's anecdotal perception of the disorder which didn't seem based on hard data"; attending that this is a passage referenced, and Salman Akthar can be considered an expert in the issue, I think that the section/table should be restored, even if saying that this is his opinion (and have the "bonus" of explainig what is supposed to mean the expression "covert schizoid", avoiding the frequent confusion with "secret schizoid").-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 14:40, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
Under the sexuality section it lists sexual fantasies that schizoids tend to have. Initially homosexuality was listed there (not by me,) but someone seemed to take issue with it and removed it because it's not a paraphilia or unconventional sexual tendency however the citation specifically mentions homosexuality:
In the schizoid, perverse fantasy, including themes involving fetishism, voyeurism, bestiality, homosexuality, transvestism, and exhibitionism tend to increase as the severity of pathology increases, though these themes are rarely enacted within relationships. I added it back in a couple of times. Trying to find a way to word it so it separates it from the others, though I feel like this is more of a political quibble than factual...
I also noticed recently that someone removed the entire section (though someone later added it back in,) which might also be preferable as I think this is the only personality disorder on wikipedia that has a page that goes into sexuality in the first place.
For what it's worth, I agree with what was stated above. It seems inappropriate to talk about what are "normal" or "amoral" sexual preferences for an entire personality disorder on a public-service site like Wikipedia. Bol1966 ( talk) 05:50, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Hey folks, I'm not gonna stick around to discuss, but someone's gotta update the symptoms list; it's sourced from the DSM-II, which is from 1968?
(Also I'm just gonna say, asexuality isn't a "symptom." There's gotta be a better way to express that asexuality occurs more frequently in this population.)
I would like to propose that listing sexual activity on this page is misleading and should be removed.
Reasons: a) the vast majority of modern scientific literature on this topic does not link sexual activity as a defining characteristic of this disorder (with the exception of lack of interest in sex) b) none of the other disorders listed on Wikipedia list sexual activity as a defining trait of their respective disorders c) the DSM (neither IV nor V versions) does not list any mentioned sexual activity as linked to this disorder
It appears this article has given undue credence to fringe theories which is against Wikipedia rules, which are as follows: "Because Wikipedia aims to summarize significant opinions with representation in proportion to their prominence, a Wikipedia article should not make a fringe theory appear more notable or more widely accepted than it is. Statements about the truth of a theory must be based upon independent reliable sources. If discussed in an article about a mainstream idea, a theory that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight,[1] and reliable sources must be cited that affirm the relationship of the marginal idea to the mainstream idea in a serious and substantial manner." [1]
This section cites a few examples from researchers almost all whom practiced in the early 1930s or 40s like Ronald Fairbairn ( /info/en/?search=Ronald_Fairbairn), Harry Guntrip (1960s - 1970s), or Salman Akhtar (1980s). Linking sexual activity to disorders was more common when Freudian-style therapy was popular and case-studies were used to identify symptoms. Today we use data-backed evidence rather than case studies to identify symptoms. I don't see data-backed evidence here and in fact I see no research here from the last 40 years. Yet this article seems to suggest that everyone with this disorder has these symptoms, which seems like a stretch (?).
Is there any reason why some people here want this section on? Is there something I'm missing about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bol1966 ( talk • contribs) 07:00, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
What kind of edit summary is that? It's not up to you to decide whether it "seems" like a symptom. And that begs a question, doesn't it? What other content have you removed from this article because you don't think it "seems" like it's correct? And to reinforce my edit summary: please don't remove content and mark your change as minor. You literally violated the meaning of minor edits: minor edits are ones that are not controversial. Obviously, this one was. Dawnseeker2000 02:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
→ Many apologies, this has nothing to do with my views, I was only trying to update this page with more scientific-backed evidence. The field of psychology has changed over the years, and the way psychologists gathered evidence and made conclusions in the 50s, 60s, and 70s in many cases would be deemed inappropriate or inconclusive today. Just because a historical theory seems interesting doesn’t mean it should be posted as fact. On this one, it seems I should have checked with you first, so again, I apologize. Bol1966 ( talk) 17:32, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Neither desires, nor has, any close friends or confiding relationships (or only one).[4]. When it comes to listing symptoms, I think the ICD-10 is a top-tier source, since it's a current and widely-used standard. Red Rock Canyon ( talk) 20:01, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
These are so different to each other that they are practically different disorders, which is unfortunate. It is therefore of no surprise to me that this article seems to conflate the two. How do we address this? In an ideal world we would have a separate article for each, but I don't really see how that would work either. Any ideas? Anditres ( talk) 00:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
It is a bit odd to express this in terms of preference when the latter option is not open, simply because the affected individual lacks the ability to discern and interpret correctly the impulses of other people. I do not "prefer" to come last in a steeple-chase simply because that is the best my body can do! On a minor point, making relationship entirely on terms of the other person would also be considered psychopathological. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:00, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
If you are a schizoid, then presumably you would either pertain to one subtype, or exhibit a mix of symptoms taken from two or more. But if you have nothing in common with any of the subtypes of something, then you cannot belong to the overal category of that something. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:26, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
The citation found here: https://www.proquest.com/openview/10cb591b9eb8147e5881ffc5bb279e66/ mentioning asexuality also relies on Akhtar, but Akhtar has had gotten several heavy criticisms from APA about how he views sexuality found here: https://www.apadivisions.org/division-39/publications/reviews/ganges
I will quote:
Given this, is there a study independent of Akhtar that could be cited to support his theory, or are all roads leading to him? Shouldn't the article balance some of the assumption that asexuality==lack of orientation from own voices--say by using Julie Decker and also mitigate the idea that asexuality is auto-linked to a disorder from a psychologist that does not seem that invested into understanding sexuality that well and has been criticized for it? -- KimYunmi ( talk) 19:36, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
It is a personality trait, not a disorder. There is nothing disorderly about it. It is rightful to be skeptical of professionals due to their financial interest in creating disorders out of harmless traits. Acyclic ( talk) 20:52, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
The DSM-5 and ICD-10 criteria appear to have been mistakenly deleted in the edit from 15:19, January 16, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Schizoid_personality_disorder&diff=next&oldid=1133926438 This was a very large edit labeled simply as "Expanded the article" which also moved a bunch of stuff around so there may or may not be other information that went missing. The other major section I can see at a glance is the entire comorbidity section. I suspect there is a lot more that was lost that needs to be recovered. Because the edit was so long ago, however, it's not possible to simply revert the edit I think. I've never edited anything on the wiki before, so I'm not sure of protocol or proper documentation or anything. I'm just a user that uses this page semi-regularly that noticed a bunch of information seemed to recently be missing from the page.-- 96.49.213.18 ( talk) 04:31, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
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The real causes of SPD are largely unkown and speculative. It is realy necessary to have an empty section named "Etiology (causes)"?-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 13:23, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
From the present version of the article" "3.pliability, kindliness, honesty, indifference, silence, and cold emotional attitudes" I think it is wonderful if people who have this disorder are notably kind and honest. But the way it is written and lack of followup in article makes it unlikely or at best unclear that this is what is meant. Probably the passage was to say that kindness and honesty, or lack thereof, are among the traits psychiatrists try to measure in schizoid patients.-Richard L. Peterson 69.181.160.248 ( talk) 14:11, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
The mindset described by the article is a typical mindset of an independent middleclass intellectual/technichan/worker/civil servant/church functionary, who cares more about independent judging of the work's/firm's/state's progress than about nourishing his/her family, whom he considers to be cared of. It is the people who are capable of doing such things like setting up a software firm or writing in-depth philosophical treatises on the state of society, and who are able to think. So if this kind of grown-up mindset "isn't supported" anymore, the whole society will slide into a more childish and brutal mindset. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.190.149.23 ( talk) 18:19, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
I agree. And not only that BUT this article relies very much on a freudian understanding of schizoid personality which I think is biased. There are other writing on schizoid personality that could be referenced.
Freudian psychology shouldn't be the only thing cited here. Verges on pseudoscience.
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What isnt mentioned on the wiki page is the type of schizoid that is drawn to exploitative relationships, that is, into the 'slave-master relationship' as described by Klein in 'Disorders of the self..'. This is a largely unrecognised side to this disorder, and includes some who are sociable and kindly, but who have been affected, probably in their formative years by exploitative, and/ or dishonest relationships in their family, or abandonment, (and this includes many who have had a narcissistic parent). A key issue to be made clear is the intrapsychic structure of the split between self in exile and slave/ master relationship, that is to say, there is a dynamic polarisation. The intrusiveness and appropriation in the relationship experiences, and the other half of the polarity, being the self in exile. I'd like to try to edit the wiki page, but feel unsure about the best way to go about this. If anyone can help I'd be grateful. I believe these aspects are very important, I have experience of lives lost due to ingnorance of this disorder, failure to diagnose and treat. From River, my email: rivr.x@tiscali.co.uk 7 Feb. .2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.41.96.47 ( talk) 22:08, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
How much of this is speculation and how much has been verified by scientific analysis? We all know the Freudians write/wrote volumes of speculation, is this just the same? I'd like to see a Criticism section. 92.28.252.46 ( talk) 14:24, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
I mean that there may be no such thing as a "schizoid personality disorder", and that the reasoning given may not be true either. Where are the empirical scientific studies to prove it? 92.15.10.239 ( talk) 18:58, 14 June 2010 (UTC)
.....Hi. I have Schizoid Personality Disorder. I've been taking ant-psychotics for the past 2 and 1/2 years due to a speculative family history of schizophrenics (we are of a third-world orient), a father with NPD and the latter, and found out about it all after the drug use. I am almost in my mid-twenties, and my 3rd doctor since this has all began has stated that after being diagnosed with schizophrenia that I really have an "undiagnosed psychosis w/ schizophrenic symptoms due to drug use." I've worked with children w/ autism, PDNOS, Aspergers, majoring in a Neurological field so that if i do have kids with said afflictions, I can be prepared to respond properly. Now I know the difference between schizophrenia and a schizoid personality disorder and can unfortunately say that, yes, it sucks. I feel and go through every single thing that this article describes and since childhood. I know some of it is bit provocative, given the extreme sexual (or lack thereof) interests and mindsets that people like me go through. It's sad because I think that most of the relationships that I have had recently have been those with similar symptoms and experiences. So yes, it exists, and I say this as a living testament, a friend of those similar and contrasted, and as one who his making his livelihood based on preparing for the worst since Ive been given my worst. I guess that's the ridiculous amount of kindness and humility that the article was referring to. Trust me, I've been going through this for so long, that I hate that this isn't out in the open more, but then again, i believe that society has made the Schizoid-types the social outcasts they are today...it's the apathy that makes it look so selfish. We feel like we have no choice, because the external/internal (which is another hard to tell thing) won't let us be satisfied or comfortable. So with the constant tug of war and the multitudes of today's society of polite fictions, the apathetic, social outcast becomes the only saving grace, and the fantasy/womb-like mind becomes something of a nuisance at times, as well as a fortress of solitude. Then, with age, which is what I'm facing, given the powers of what discernment I have left, the solitude of mind will manifest itself in reality, given the extreme realness within the duality of brain and mind. In fact, one can speculate that the external/internal tug-of-war is just a fight between the reality of concept od Duality (Brain/Mind). Ah well...this is just a means for me to express a lot since I've read this, and thankfully, without much emotional attachment. Anywho, it's real, because I and others I know live it. Every. Day. It's funny how it's found to be only 1% of the population.
-LB 76.102.46.29 ( talk) 09:40, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
It is my understanding that Schizoid personality disorder may be removed or reformulated in the DSM V but I see no mention of it. Having been diagnosed, I wonder why and where things may be going and what has changed. Thestranger.djp ( talk) 20:01, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
You know - after changing health care system in USA, goverment want to find savings in budget. There are more safe place on the world now for "unprofitable patients", than Soviet union of America:) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.5.175.254 ( talk) 12:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
There is research and debate suggesting schizoid personality disorder as a diagnostic construct has poor validity. See these articles: 1) Hummelen, B., Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Karterud, S. (2015) "Poor Validity of the DSM-IV Schizoid Personality Disorder Construct as a Diagnostic Category"; J Pers Disord https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25248009/ - Overholser, J. (1989). 2) "Differentiation between schizoid and avoidant personalities: an empirical test." Can J Psychiatry . 1989 Nov;34(8):785-90. doi: 10.1177/070674378903400808. link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2819642/ - 3) Mullins-Sweatt, S., Bernstein, D., Widiger, T. "Retention or deletion of personality disorder diagnoses for DSM-5: an expert consensus approach." Comparative Study J Pers Disord . 2012 Oct;26(5):689-703. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.689. liink: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23013338/ Bol1966 (talk) 18:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC) Bol1966 ( talk) 17:19, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
I propose the removal of this section:
- Many parts seems medical advice - Many parts are very complex and difficult to understand by laymen (who are the "natural public" of wikipedia)
-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 15:35, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
The part about atypical antipsychotics not being effective for personality disorder, is not really supported by the study it refrences here what the study says
```Personality DisordersAll trials from the 2006 CER reported efficacy of olanzapine and of aripiprazole for BPD. More recently, PCTs of atypicals for treatment of BPD have had heterogeneous outcomes, and meta-analysis could not be performed.``` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.180.223.26 ( talk) 05:30, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
In the section "Signs and symptoms", appears "According to Gunderson,[4] people with SPD “feel lost” without the people they are normally around because they need a sense of security and stability" , using "Gunderson, John G., Zanarini, Mary C., Kisiel, Cassandra L. (1995). "Borderline Personality Disorder". In Livesley, W. John (ed.) (ed.). The DSM-IV Personality Disorders. New York: The Guilford Press. {{
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However, in that chapter of the book (pages 141-157), I found nothing saying this. It could be in the other 2 articles about BPD, but, in this case, are not from Gunderson. Or, of course, it is possible that I had not look carefully-- 79.169.165.78 ( talk) 22:18, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
In Guntrip (not in Gunderson), there is really a reference to "feel lost"; perhaps it is a confusion between Guntrip and Gunderson?-- 194.65.151.101 ( talk) 08:59, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
It was removed without any explanation on October 3rd 2011. If anyone feels it doesn't belong, please post your reasons here instead of just removing it at your own leisure. Personally I find that table easier to read than the miles of text (and the content is very much the same). 95.34.252.174 ( talk) 04:20, 5 October 2011 (UTC)
Some weeks ago, the article said "Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and sometimes (sexual) apathy, with a simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world.[1]"; now, it says "Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and sometimes (sexual) apathy. They may also demonstrate a simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world, although this is often more suggestive of schizotypal personality disorder.[1]".
The source in [1] remains the same - "Authur S. Reber- Dictionary of Psychology, Penguin p.690 (1995)"; however, changing the phrase changes the meaning of the reference; if, in the first version, the [1] was been given as a reference for the "simultaneous rich, elaborate, and exclusively internal fantasy world", in the second version [1] is been given as a source for a fantasy life being more typical of schizotypal personality disorder (changing totally the meaning of the reference). Someone really has the "Dictionary of Psychology" of Arthur Reber to see what really is said in it?
Btw, although the change in the wording was justified as "per diagnostic criteria", the diagnostic criteria for schizoid PD states "Excessive preoccupation with fantasy and introspection" as a symptom-- 81.84.110.164 ( talk) 00:42, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
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I remember this page had a "Citation?" note for a sentence since been removed, mentioning potential for brief psychotic episodes. It's page 695 of the DSM IV-TR. "Particularly in response to stress, individuals with this disorder may experience very brief psychotic episodes (lasting minutes to hours)". If anyone wants to reinstate that, there's the citation. 68.149.10.39 ( talk) 05:05, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
I put again " Maladaptive daydreaming" in the "see also"; after all, at least according to the ICD-10, one of the traits of SPD is "preoccupation with fantasy and introspection" (and many - most? - works about SPD refer the propensity to daydream/fantasize/think as very typical of the condition) making it similar to "maladaptive daydreaming" (and not least relevant than " Counterphobic attitude" or " Narcissistic defences", for example).
Could be argued that this is "original research", but I think that the choice of articles to put in the "See also" section does not need to be so dependent of solid sources as the article itself-- 81.84.110.161 ( talk) 22:20, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
I made some changes in the words used in the "The Secret Schizoid" section, because, in the way that it was written could create some confusion between the Klein's concept of "secret schizoid" and the Akhtar's concept of "overt/covert" (an unrelated issue)-- 81.84.191.36 ( talk) 00:18, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
I fail to see how lacking an interest in social relationships is a personality disorder. Sounds more like someone who is simply introverted. Any feedback? Pass a Method talk 22:30, 28 October 2012 (UTC)
This article about a mental health condition appears to overly promote the concept of mental health diagnosis without
question and without the full consideration of other well researched perspectives. Thanks for
improving wikipedia by including non-categorical approaches to mental health Dont follow the crowd. Just because it has a name does not make it real |
-- Earlypsychosis ( talk) 17:55, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
I know the above was from a few years ago, but this topic is a good point. Some research has suggested there is poor validity of schizoid personality disorder as a diagnostic construct, and there is some research suggesting little differentiation between schizoid and avoidant. I'm not saying I agree, but I think this information needs to be put in the first paragraph of this article. - Hummelen, B., Pedersen, G., Wilberg, T., Karterud, S. (2015) "Poor Validity of the DSM-IV Schizoid Personality Disorder Construct as a Diagnostic Category"; J Pers Disord https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25248009/ - Overholser, J. (1989). "Differentiation between schizoid and avoidant personalities: an empirical test." Can J Psychiatry . 1989 Nov;34(8):785-90. doi: 10.1177/070674378903400808. link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2819642/ - Mullins-Sweatt, S., Bernstein, D., Widiger, T. "Retention or deletion of personality disorder diagnoses for DSM-5: an expert consensus approach." Comparative Study J Pers Disord . 2012 Oct;26(5):689-703. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2012.26.5.689. liink: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23013338/ Bol1966 ( talk) 18:26, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
Some general issues with the article that are beyond the scope of the copy edit:
I propose the addition of a few sentences to the "Causes" section, to elaborate more on the previous mention of cases in relatives. Jtauszik ( talk) 18:43, 19 April 2014 (UTC)jtauszik
In the passage «Affected individuals may demonstrate significant creativity, particularly in the areas of fiction writing [2] and visual arts.[3] [4][5]», the reference [2] is the article Creativity and mental illness, from Edward Hare; with the exception of a small footnote, this article does not seem to make any reference to SPD; yes, it is written that "But genius may occur in appreciably introverted persons-Newton, for instance'7-and Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and James Joyce are all said to have had near relatives with schizophrenia. One controlled study found an excess of schizothymic traits in the group of able people represented by research scientists.", who is consistent with SPD, but this is a kind of original research/synthesis.-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 12:48, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
I saw that you reverted the link to Mr. Anestis' article twice ( http://www.psychotherapybrownbag.com/psychotherapy_brown_bag_a/schizoid-personality-disorder/). The article claims that there are no studies that link SPD to increased rates of depression, anxiety or suicide.
The problem is this: suppose, that a patient with these 'schizoid' traits and with depression (or anxiety) comes to therapy. The therapist evaluates the patient, he notices the depression and the schizoid personality traits, and now the therapist comes to a conclusion that the schizoid personality disorder caused the depression (this conclusion is completely wrong - schizoid people have the same depression rate as general population). The patient will believe that his depression is caused by SPD, he will search internet for information on SPD, he finds that "personality disorders cause significant distress" and that SPD is incurable. And the patient starts believing that he is incurably ill.
In my opinion it is grossly unethical to present false claims to the patient that make the patient believe that his condition is incurable. Unfortunatelly, many psychtherapists do not rely on proper scientific evidence and they will "see" such imaginary causations (SPD causes depression or anxiety) and present them to the patients.
I think that Wikipedia should provide proper information - that SPD doesn't cause depression or anxiety - so that people will find it. Please say how would you like to integrate the reference to Mr. Anestis' article, so that it adheres to wikipedia rules.-- 78.80.28.91 ( talk) 15:17, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
The Mayo Clinic has this to say
you guys decide if this is enough of a decent source. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:09, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
This has no reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Technomagesty ( talk • contribs) 17:11, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
The content under these sections exclusively reference one work, which take on a psychoanalytic (specifically, the work of James F. Masterson) perspective to understanding and treating SPD. While there is little understanding of the psychopathology of SPD and psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies are sometimes used in its treatment, the article should nonetheless reflect a generally accepted medical standpoint to the conceptualization and treatment of SPD. Devoting a massive block of the Treatment section to discussing the psychoanalytic perspective of a single work is excessive in my opinion. -- Ireadandcheck ( talk) 10:46, 7 May 2016 (UTC)
The links from Reference No 34 are broken.
Even when searching the Journal site itself the relevant article seems to have been deleted.
What does this have to do with differentiating SPD and NPD? It talks about how having a narcissistic sibling could cause or exacerbate symptoms in a schizoid child, but nothing about how one condition could be mistaken for the other, or about how a clinician might tell them apart. -- 203.57.211.237 ( talk) 09:32, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Going to preface this saying I'm new to this & wiki markup so please bear with me.
There was a sentence stating Schizoid is part of the schizophrenia spectrum. The statement was unsourced doesn't match up with how the term "schizophrenia spectrum" is used in the DSM-5; schizophrenia spectrum refers primarily to schizophrenia as a whole now that the subtypes from the DSM-IV have been merged (similar to Autism Spectrum Disorder).
"Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders include schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, and schizotypal (personality) disorder."
— Diagnostic and Statistical Manual v. 5, page 87
The section runs pages 87 to 122 and doesn't include schizoid personality disorder. It's simply not a psychotic disorder, although it shares some similarities (including genetic ones) with schizophrenia. I wasn't sure if I should add something about how it can be premorbid or not to replace the statement, which might have been along the lines of the statement's original intent?
I'm not familiar with the ICD but some quick searches make it seem aligned with the DSM-5 on this topic too.
I'm going to do the same thing for Spectrum disorder as it's also listed under the psychotic spectrum section there too. Iridi ( talk) 07:45, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
I'd like to suggest that the wording in the Signs and Symptoms section "...which causes interpersonal difficulty..." be amended to "...which frequently contributes to interpersonal difficulty..."
Rationale: It may not be said for certain that schizoid symptoms are necessarily the cause for interpersonal difficulty. For instance, the problems arising in schizoids interaction with others may potentially be consequent of natural issues we would expect to arise in interaction(s) between conventional and non-conventional orientations.
In a sense, to claim that non-conventional orientations are necessarily the cause of the interrelational issues is an argumentum ad populum fallacy, and to claim that conventional orientations are either preferable, correct, or right is a naturalistic fallacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tfunk3780 ( talk • contribs) 07:59, 22 March 2018 (UTC)
Many sources indicates schizoidia doesn't imply it's a disorder necessarily.
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Schizoidia-in-schizophrenia-spectrum-and-disorders%3A-Modestin-Hermann/0034f6a8a2fcaab0d19e8bea877eaa42f228a1f0 https://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/28751 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17570534 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28699102 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sbonetti ( talk • contribs) 17:20, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
In the infobox, it is stated that the frequency is between 3.1% e 4.9%; but in the body of the article, in the section "Epidemiology", it says "It is rare compared with other personality disorders, with a prevalence estimated at less than one percent of the general population".-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 16:23, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
@ Bol1966: removed the section/table with the Akthar's profile, arguing that is "one individual's anecdotal perception of the disorder which didn't seem based on hard data"; attending that this is a passage referenced, and Salman Akthar can be considered an expert in the issue, I think that the section/table should be restored, even if saying that this is his opinion (and have the "bonus" of explainig what is supposed to mean the expression "covert schizoid", avoiding the frequent confusion with "secret schizoid").-- MiguelMadeira ( talk) 14:40, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
Under the sexuality section it lists sexual fantasies that schizoids tend to have. Initially homosexuality was listed there (not by me,) but someone seemed to take issue with it and removed it because it's not a paraphilia or unconventional sexual tendency however the citation specifically mentions homosexuality:
In the schizoid, perverse fantasy, including themes involving fetishism, voyeurism, bestiality, homosexuality, transvestism, and exhibitionism tend to increase as the severity of pathology increases, though these themes are rarely enacted within relationships. I added it back in a couple of times. Trying to find a way to word it so it separates it from the others, though I feel like this is more of a political quibble than factual...
I also noticed recently that someone removed the entire section (though someone later added it back in,) which might also be preferable as I think this is the only personality disorder on wikipedia that has a page that goes into sexuality in the first place.
For what it's worth, I agree with what was stated above. It seems inappropriate to talk about what are "normal" or "amoral" sexual preferences for an entire personality disorder on a public-service site like Wikipedia. Bol1966 ( talk) 05:50, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
Hey folks, I'm not gonna stick around to discuss, but someone's gotta update the symptoms list; it's sourced from the DSM-II, which is from 1968?
(Also I'm just gonna say, asexuality isn't a "symptom." There's gotta be a better way to express that asexuality occurs more frequently in this population.)
I would like to propose that listing sexual activity on this page is misleading and should be removed.
Reasons: a) the vast majority of modern scientific literature on this topic does not link sexual activity as a defining characteristic of this disorder (with the exception of lack of interest in sex) b) none of the other disorders listed on Wikipedia list sexual activity as a defining trait of their respective disorders c) the DSM (neither IV nor V versions) does not list any mentioned sexual activity as linked to this disorder
It appears this article has given undue credence to fringe theories which is against Wikipedia rules, which are as follows: "Because Wikipedia aims to summarize significant opinions with representation in proportion to their prominence, a Wikipedia article should not make a fringe theory appear more notable or more widely accepted than it is. Statements about the truth of a theory must be based upon independent reliable sources. If discussed in an article about a mainstream idea, a theory that is not broadly supported by scholarship in its field must not be given undue weight,[1] and reliable sources must be cited that affirm the relationship of the marginal idea to the mainstream idea in a serious and substantial manner." [1]
This section cites a few examples from researchers almost all whom practiced in the early 1930s or 40s like Ronald Fairbairn ( /info/en/?search=Ronald_Fairbairn), Harry Guntrip (1960s - 1970s), or Salman Akhtar (1980s). Linking sexual activity to disorders was more common when Freudian-style therapy was popular and case-studies were used to identify symptoms. Today we use data-backed evidence rather than case studies to identify symptoms. I don't see data-backed evidence here and in fact I see no research here from the last 40 years. Yet this article seems to suggest that everyone with this disorder has these symptoms, which seems like a stretch (?).
Is there any reason why some people here want this section on? Is there something I'm missing about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bol1966 ( talk • contribs) 07:00, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
What kind of edit summary is that? It's not up to you to decide whether it "seems" like a symptom. And that begs a question, doesn't it? What other content have you removed from this article because you don't think it "seems" like it's correct? And to reinforce my edit summary: please don't remove content and mark your change as minor. You literally violated the meaning of minor edits: minor edits are ones that are not controversial. Obviously, this one was. Dawnseeker2000 02:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
→ Many apologies, this has nothing to do with my views, I was only trying to update this page with more scientific-backed evidence. The field of psychology has changed over the years, and the way psychologists gathered evidence and made conclusions in the 50s, 60s, and 70s in many cases would be deemed inappropriate or inconclusive today. Just because a historical theory seems interesting doesn’t mean it should be posted as fact. On this one, it seems I should have checked with you first, so again, I apologize. Bol1966 ( talk) 17:32, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Neither desires, nor has, any close friends or confiding relationships (or only one).[4]. When it comes to listing symptoms, I think the ICD-10 is a top-tier source, since it's a current and widely-used standard. Red Rock Canyon ( talk) 20:01, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
These are so different to each other that they are practically different disorders, which is unfortunate. It is therefore of no surprise to me that this article seems to conflate the two. How do we address this? In an ideal world we would have a separate article for each, but I don't really see how that would work either. Any ideas? Anditres ( talk) 00:03, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
It is a bit odd to express this in terms of preference when the latter option is not open, simply because the affected individual lacks the ability to discern and interpret correctly the impulses of other people. I do not "prefer" to come last in a steeple-chase simply because that is the best my body can do! On a minor point, making relationship entirely on terms of the other person would also be considered psychopathological. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:00, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
If you are a schizoid, then presumably you would either pertain to one subtype, or exhibit a mix of symptoms taken from two or more. But if you have nothing in common with any of the subtypes of something, then you cannot belong to the overal category of that something. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3D88:C2ED:A71F:4D19 ( talk) 07:26, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
The citation found here: https://www.proquest.com/openview/10cb591b9eb8147e5881ffc5bb279e66/ mentioning asexuality also relies on Akhtar, but Akhtar has had gotten several heavy criticisms from APA about how he views sexuality found here: https://www.apadivisions.org/division-39/publications/reviews/ganges
I will quote:
Given this, is there a study independent of Akhtar that could be cited to support his theory, or are all roads leading to him? Shouldn't the article balance some of the assumption that asexuality==lack of orientation from own voices--say by using Julie Decker and also mitigate the idea that asexuality is auto-linked to a disorder from a psychologist that does not seem that invested into understanding sexuality that well and has been criticized for it? -- KimYunmi ( talk) 19:36, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
It is a personality trait, not a disorder. There is nothing disorderly about it. It is rightful to be skeptical of professionals due to their financial interest in creating disorders out of harmless traits. Acyclic ( talk) 20:52, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
The DSM-5 and ICD-10 criteria appear to have been mistakenly deleted in the edit from 15:19, January 16, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Schizoid_personality_disorder&diff=next&oldid=1133926438 This was a very large edit labeled simply as "Expanded the article" which also moved a bunch of stuff around so there may or may not be other information that went missing. The other major section I can see at a glance is the entire comorbidity section. I suspect there is a lot more that was lost that needs to be recovered. Because the edit was so long ago, however, it's not possible to simply revert the edit I think. I've never edited anything on the wiki before, so I'm not sure of protocol or proper documentation or anything. I'm just a user that uses this page semi-regularly that noticed a bunch of information seemed to recently be missing from the page.-- 96.49.213.18 ( talk) 04:31, 31 August 2023 (UTC)