The Odyssean Personality

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Abstract
To explain the persistence of schizophrenia in human populations at relatively high and constant rates, the schizoid-paranoid personality (designated as the Odyssean personality) which characterizes so many nonpsychotic relatives of schizophrenics, apparently represents a selective advantage. Odyssean relatives apparently carry the gene or genes predisposing to schizophrenia, but not in sufficient quantity of the development of the psychosis. Because of their schizoid-paranoid outlook, Odysseans have an increased probability of contributing to the gene pool of succeeding generations since they are the ones more likely to survive adverse social conditions long enough to ensure the survival of their progeny.

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