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[Anonymous No.]

DSM-IV-TR, this is the official criteria for US clinicians to diagnose Schizoid Personality Disorder:

4 or more of the following:

>neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family
>almost always chooses solitary activities
>has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
>takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
>lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
>appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others
>shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity (flat affect is generally the outward appearance of a depressed person)