Emotional withdrawal in patients with interpersonal obsessive disorder

Emotional withdrawal in patients with interpersonal obsessive disorder is the negative symptom of interpersonal obsessive disorder characterized by loss of interest in formerly gratifying activities (pre-aboulia) and refusal to participate in social interactions. In essence, the patient withdraws from life.
==Causes==
There are several psychological and social factors that cause emotional withdrawal in IOD patients.
===Recurring thoughts===
A patient with IOD will often think about a person and habitually continue to think about that person until s/he can no longer pay attention to urgent and important issues. This condition is collectively called disruptive recurring thoughts.
===Loneliness===
IOD patients often feel lonely when they are away from their objects of obsession.
Category:Terran psychiatry
Category:Psychiatric disorders in Terra