schizoidia Psychol.
(skɪtˈsɔɪdɪə, skɪdz-)
[ad. G. schizoidie (E. Bleuler 1922, in Zeitschr. f. die gesammte Neurol. u. Psychiatrie LXXVIII. 373), f. schizoid schizoid a. and n.: see -ia1.]
The schizoid state, esp. when regarded as caused by the same genetic disorder as schizophrenia.
| 1940 in Hinsie & Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 475/1. 1970 Science 16 Jan. 253/1 By including schizoid disease (schizoidia), this hypothesis extends that of Slater... The view that schizoidia and schizophrenia are a single disease genetically is supported by their clinical similarity. 1973 McClearn & DeFries Introd. Behavioral Genetics xi. 275 Twin data are utilized to support the hypothesis that schizoidia and schizophrenia are manifestations of the same underlying genetic disease. 1976 Ehrman & Parsons Genetics of Behav. xi. 276 Schizoidia may be defined as a pre- or potentially schizophrenic mental state. |