psychiatric disorders
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (STPD)
Introduction
Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of intense discomfort with and reduced capacity for close relationships, by distorted cognition and perceptions, and by eccentric behavior. Diagnosis is by clinical criteria. Treatment is with medications (eg, antipsychotics, antidepressants), cognitive-behavioral therapy, and sometimes supportive psychotherapy. (See also Overview of Personality Disorders .) In schizotypal personality disorder, cognitive experiences reflect a more florid departure from reality (eg, ideas of reference, paranoid ideas, bodily illusions, magical thinking) and a greater disorganization of thought and speech than occurs in other personality disorders. The estimated median prevalence is 0.6% but may be as high as 3.9% ( General references ). This disorder may be slightly more common among men. 1 episode of major depressive disorder, and 30 to 50% of them have Major depressive disorder (unipolar depressive disorder) when schizotypal personality disorder is diagnosed. These patients often also have a 