-----SYMPTOMS-----
A PERVASIVE PATTERN OF DETACHMENT FROM SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BEGINNING BY EARLY ADULTHOOD AND PRESENT IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS, AS INDICATED BY FOUR (OR MORE) OF THE FOLLOWING:
EMOTIONAL COLDNESS, DETACHMENT, OR REDUCED AFFECT
LIMITED CAPACITY TO EXPRESS EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EMOTIONS TOWARDS OTHERS
CONSISTENT PREFERENCE FOR SOLITARY ACTIVITIES
VERY FEW, IF ANY, CLOSE FRIENDS OR RELATIONSHIPS, AND A LACK OF DESIRE FOR SUCH
INDIFFERENCE TO EITHER PRAISE OR CRITICISM
TAKING PLEASURE IN FEW, IF ANY, ACTIVITIES
INDIFFERENCE TO SOCIAL NORMS AND CONVENTIONS
PREOCCUPATION WITH FANTASY AND INTROSPECTIONS
LACK OF DESIRE FOR SEXUAL EXPERIENCES WITH ANOTHER PERSON
-----UNEMBODIED EXPERIENCE-----
THE BODY IS FELT TO BE UNREAL, THERE IS A STRUGGLE TO FEEL ALIVE
THE PERSON REMAINS OBJECTIVE ABOUT THEIR BODILY RESPONSES
THE SELF IS RARELY REVEALED THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF THE BODY
DESIRES, NEEDS, ACTS, AND GRATIFICATIONS ARE SPLIT OFF
THE BODY BECOMES A PART OF THE FALSE SELF, SIMPLY AN EMPTY OBJECT
THE BODY IS NOT A PARTICIPANT IN GENUINE INTERACTIONS WITH REAL THINGS AND REAL PEOPLE
THE BODY IS NOT CAPABLE OF PENETRATION OR BEING PENETRATED EMOTIONALLY OR ENRICHED BY OTHERS
THE BODY IS FELT TO BE AN OBJECT IN THE WORLD AMONG MANY, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PERSON
THE BODY IS OMNIPOTENT AND CANNOT BE HARMED
THE BODY IS JUST AN ONLOOKER
THE BODY IS A ROLE PLAYER, AN IMPERSONATOR, A MANIFESTATION OF THE FALSE-SELF
-----DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS-----
DEPRESSION
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
-----COMPLICATIONS-----
PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOID PERSONALITY DISORDER ARE AT HIGHER RISK
