Schizothymia

Schizothymia is a temperament related to schizophrenia in a way analogous to cyclothymia's relationship with bipolar disorder. A schizothymic individual displays a flat affect and a high degree of introversion, withdrawing from social relations generally; nevertheless, some individuals with this characteristic may be able to achieve relatively affable social relations and a measure of affectivity in some situations. As a kind of temperament, schizothymic personality traits are thought to be more or less innate rather than the result of socialization (or a lack thereof).

Schizothymia was proposed by Ernst Kretschmer when examining body types of schizophrenic patients. The term "schizothymia" was used to explain schizophrenic and manic-depressive forms of psychosis (such as bipolar disorder) are linked with their own unique temperament.

See also

• Psychoticism
• Schizoid personality disorder
• Schizotypal personality disorder
• Schizotypy

External links

• Eysenck HJ (December 1950). "Cyclothymia and schizothymia as a dimension of personality. I. Historical review". Journal of Personality. 19 (2): 123–52. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1950.tb01092.x. PMID 14814596.
• Häfner H (1988). "What is schizophrenia? Changing perspectives in epidemiology". European Archives of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences. 238 (2): 63–72. PMID 3061822.