2006-06-25 13:28:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
It is estimated that less than 1% of people have schizoid personality disorder. I think it's hard to get precise numbers about how common it is though, because few people who have this disorder seek help.
2006-06-28 22:31:19 · answer #1 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about that diagnosis but am familiar with paranoid schitzophrenia and the misunderstanding often arizes confusing that with multiple personality disorder when in fact it is a totally different imbalance. I'd say perhaps 1 in 10 has some mental illness of sorts, and some are improperly or uncertainly diagnosed, so there's no exact figures. I'd suggest researching "diagnosis schizoid-personality statistics" on google.com
2006-06-25 20:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by too_live_forever 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Note to all: This is not the same thing as schizophrenia. All the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders says is that it is uncommon in a clinical setting which means it is very rare. It is one of the lesser heard of personality disorders.
2006-06-25 20:51:17 · answer #3 · answered by prettyinpunkk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VERY common. Personality disorders exist in just about EVERYBODY and range in severity from person to person.
2006-06-25 22:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Shoshana S 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is never what we call a normal thing but i believe a lot more poeple have it than what we think.
2006-06-25 20:47:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋