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Default Dec 11, 2010 at 05:20 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Baltazar View Post
He has a need to hunt down people and cut them into pieces so I'm thinking he is probably more than OCDish.
Fail. Like many serial killers, Dexter shows obsessive qualities but does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of OCD. If Dexter matched any disorder, I'd say the best fit is Schizoid Personality Disorder with a touch of sadism and a dash of obsessive qualities.

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Originally Posted by DSM-IV
[Schizoid Personality Disorder]

A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (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
B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, another Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.