Dr. Winarick and I dive deep into Schizoid Personality Disorder.  He discusses the history of the Schizoid character throughout psychiatry and psychology, the changes in the DSM when Schizoid Personality Disorder broke off into three distinct personality disorders (Schizotypal, Avoidant, and Schizoid), and the difference between descriptive diagnostics and Psychoanalytic diagnostics. He reviews the main findings in his dissertation, which examined the differences and similarities between Schizoid and Avoidant Personality Disorders.  We also talk about the Schizoid spectrum, as viewed in Nancy McWilliams’ Psychoanalytic Diagnosis, where there is a neurotic-borderline-psychotic axis measuring the degree of disturbance.  And more!  Daniel Winarick, Ph.D. has been assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital; an adjunct assistant professor of psychology at Queens College-CUNY and Adelphi University as well as of social work at Long Island University - Brooklyn. He is currently a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in New York City.As a doctoral student, he partook externships at Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center – Payne Whitney Westchester. He completed his doctoral dissertation research on schizoid personality disorder (SPD), with a focus on its construct validity and diagnostic distinction from avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) in the DSM-IV and DSM-5. Dr. Winarick completed his pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship training at the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and Mt. Sinai Hospital/Ichan School of Medicine, and as a postdoctoral fellow, he received an appointment as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University and his B.A. in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.The Sanity Sessions: Exploring Mental Illness And Maladaptations is a biweekly podcast featuring interviews with leading experts in psychology and mental health.I'm Creative Director of Contemplative Light and host of this podcast.  I am now offering Executive Coaching Sessions for Personal Development.  These are one-on-one sessions on the phone or Zoom, depending on what works best for you.  I meet you where you are at in your journey and where you want to be.  If you are interested or have questions, we can set up a free session to talk more, just email me at thesanitysessions[at]gmail[dot]comThanks for listening!