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Old May 05, 2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Buddha443556 View Post
If your going to post the Schizoid Personality Disorder criteria then you should post Personality Disorder first. The schizoid criteria will catch every introvert without the personality disorder criteria.

There is an entire field of study on the schizoid condition called Object Relation Theory. The schizoid condition is much more complex than the DSM's simplified criteria. The schizoid state can be found in many psychiatric condition and many medical ones too.
I think the personality disorder part is assumed in the fact that the DSM-IV entry is referred to as a personality disorder.