User:Mr. Ibrahem/Schizotypal personality disorder
| Schizotypal personality disorder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| People with schizotypal personality disorder often dress in eccentric ways. | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Strange thinking, lack of friends, unusual appearance, suspiciousness[1] |
| Complications | Schizophrenia[1] |
| Usual onset | By early adulthood[1] |
| Risk factors | Family history[1] |
| Differential diagnosis | Psychosis, autism spectrum disorder, substance misuse, other personality disorders[1] |
| Treatment | Counselling[2] |
| Frequency | 0.6 to 4.6%[1] |
| Personality disorders |
|---|
| Cluster A (odd) |
| Cluster B (dramatic) |
| Cluster C (anxious) |
| Not otherwise specified |
| Depressive |
| Others |
Schizotypal personality disorder (STPD) is characterized by a long term pattern of discomfort with close relationships and eccentric behavior.[1] This may include being suspiciousness, dressing in an unusual manner, and being superstitious.[1] A small number of those effected develop schizophrenia.[1]
Risk factors include a family history of the condition.[1] Psychological stress may trigger worsening of symptoms.[1] It is a personality disorder in cluster A, a group characterized by eccentric behavior.[1] Diagnosis requires taking into account a person's culture.[1]
Treatment generally involves counselling.[2] People often request help with anxiety or depression rather than the personality disorder itself.[1] It affects about 0.6 to 4.6% of people.[1] Onset is by early adulthood.[1] Males are more commonly affected than females.[1] The term "schizotype" came into use in 1956 by Sandor Rado.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth ed.). American Psychiatric Association. 2013. pp. 655-659. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.156852. ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c Hales, Robert E. (2008). The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Pub. p. 836. ISBN 978-1-58562-257-3. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-01-13.