Schizotypal personality disorder

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Schizotypal personality disorder is a personality disorder primaily characterized by a need for social isolation, and an exhibition of odd behavior and thinking often accompanied by unconventional belief systems.

There is often a high rate of comorbidity with other personality disorders. This may be due to considerable criteria overlap with other personality disorders, such as avoidant personality disorder and paranoid personality disorder[1].

References

  1. McGlashan, T., et al. (2000). The collaborative longitudinal personality disorders study: Baseline axis I/II and II/II diagnostic co-occurrence. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 102, 256-264.