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	Personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour.
		Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.
		Personality disorders are represented on Axis II of the diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM, or DSM-IV as it is currently in its fourth edition).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Personality_disorder (1125 words)

	Schizotypal personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Schizotypal personality disorder, or simply schizotypal disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behaviour and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs such as being convinced of having extra sensory abilities.
		Some people believe that schizotypal personality disorder is a mild form of schizophrenia.
		DSM-IV TR diagnostic criteria for Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schizotypal_personality_disorder (102 words)

	Personality disorders
		Personality disorders are a group of mental disturbances defined by the fourth (1994) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) as "enduring pattern[s] of inner experience and behavior" that are sufficiently rigid and deep-seated to bring a person into repeated conflicts with his or her social and occupational environment.
		Personality disorders are thought to result from a bad interface, so to speak, between a child's temperament and character on one hand and his or her family environment on the other.
		The personality disorders with the poorest prognoses are the antisocial and the borderline.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/personality_disorders.jsp (3461 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		Personality traits are conspicuous features of personality and are not necessarily pathological, although certain styles of personality traits may cause interpersonal problems.
		Personality disorders are rigid, inflexible, and maladaptive behavior patterns of sufficient severity to cause significant impairment in functioning or internal distress.
		Schizotypal personality disorder is a pattern of deficiency in interpersonal relationships and disturbances in thought patterns, appearance, and behavior.
	www.psychologytoday.com /conditions/schizotypal.html (540 words)

	BPhoenix: Information on Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder have difficulty forming close relationships and exhibit behavior, mannerisms and thought patterns that are peculiar or odd.
		Speech and mannerisms are often odd, and individuals with schizotypal personality disorder may attach unusual meanings to words, and their speech may be vague or abstract.
		Schizotypal personality disorder is believed to be slight more common in males than in females and is estimated to affect about 3 percent of the general population.
	www.angelfire.com /home/bphoenix1/schizotypal.html (587 words)

	AllRefer Health - Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		Schizotypal personality disorder is a psychiatric condition characterized by a pattern of deficiency in interpersonal relationships and disturbances in thought patterns, appearance, and behavior.
		Schizotypal personality disorder should not be confused with schizophrenia.
		People with schizotypal personality disorder tend to have odd beliefs and behaviors, but they are not profoundly disconnected from reality and usually do not hallucinate.
	health.allrefer.com /health/schizotypal-personality-disorder-info.html (323 words)

	Dorlands Medical Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		(disorder) [DSM-IV] a personality disorder marked by a pervasive instability of mood, self-image or sense of self, and interpersonal relationships; impulsive and self-damaging acts are common, as are uncontrolled anger, fears of abandonment, chronic feelings of emptiness, recurrent self-mutilating behavior and suicide threats, and transient, stress-induced periods of paranoia and dissociation.
		(disorder) a personality disorder characterized by a persistent and pervasive pattern of depressive cognitions and behaviors, such as chronic unhappiness, low self-esteem, pessimism, critical and derogatory attitudes toward oneself and others, feelings of guilt or remorse, and an inability to relax or feel enjoyment.
		(disorder) a personality disorder characterized by an indirect resistance to demands for adequate social and occupational performance, such as by obstructionism, procrastination, or forgetfulness, and by negative, defeatist attitudes.
	www.mercksource.com /pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_p_15zPzhtm (3244 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder: Mild Schizophrenia?
		Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental disorder related to schizophrenia.
		Symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder are actually so similar to schizophrenia that some researchers speculate the personality disorder is actually a mild variety of schizophrenia.
		Researchers have suggested that the personality disorder is closely related to schizophrenia, and schizotypal personality disorder is more common in families with a history of schizophrenia.
	www.psychiatric-disorders.com /personality/schizotypal.php (838 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder Treatment, causes, symptoms, medication
		Schizotypal personality disorder is primarily characterized by peculiarities of thinking, odd beliefs, and eccentricities of ppearance, behavior, interpersonal style, and thought.
		Schizotypal personality disorder appears to be related to schizophrenia and in ICD-10 (but not DSM-IV) it is not classified as a personality disorder but placed with schizophrenia and called schizotypal disorder.
		Of particular importance to SPD is the concept of the "schizophrenia spectrum," a concept derived from evidence that persons with SPD and schizophrenia often share a common genetic diathesis and show similar, though not identical symptoms.
	www.depression-guide.com /disorder-personality-schizotypal.htm (583 words)

	Personality Disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although they feel that their behavior patterns are “normal” or “right,” people with personality disorders tend to have a narrow view of the world and find it difficult to participate in social activities.
		Personality disorders are usually recognizable by adolescence or earlier, continue throughout adulthood, and become less obvious throughout middle age.
		People with avoidant personality disorder may have no close relationships outside of their family circle, although they would like to, and are upset at their inability to relate well to others.
	www.nmha.org /infoctr/factsheets/91.cfm (1255 words)

	eMedicine - Personality Disorders : Article by David Bienenfeld, MD
		Because the criteria for diagnosis of personality disorders are closely related to behaviors of young and middle adulthood, DSM-IV diagnoses of personality disorders are notoriously unreliable in the elderly population.
		Borderline personality disorder: Psychosocial formulations point to the high prevalence of early abuse (sexual, physical, and emotional) in these patients, and the borderline syndrome is often formulated as a variant of posttraumatic stress disorder.
		Avoidant personality disorder: This personality disorder appears to be an expression of extreme traits of introversion and neuroticism.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3472.htm (4604 words)

	Dual Diagnosis and the Schizotypal Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Personality disorders are medicated for target symptoms rather than for the personality disorder itself.
		Personality disorders derive in part from patterns of behavior and thought that would appear to be hard-wired into the central nervous system during the first six years of life.
		The schizotypal personality disorder is in Cluster A, the "e;odd or eccentric"e; personality disorders (DSM-IV, 1994).
	www.toad.net /~arcturus/dd/schtypal.htm (4550 words)

	Bill Benefiel - Schizotypal Personality Disorder - the International Justice Project
		This is a severe mental disorder on the “schizophrenic spectrum”: that is, the diseases have some similar, though not identical symptoms and are genetically related.
		She later testified that his extreme withdrawal and isolation were consistent with the prior evaluation that his personality was developing in a schizoid direction, and consistent with the diagnosis of “schizotypal personality disorder” that he received years later.
		Dr. Murphy explained that schizotypal personality disorder is “one of the most severe personality disorders” and falls on a continuum of psychotic disorders of which the most severe is schizophrenia.
	www.internationaljusticeproject.org /illnessBBenefiel.cfm (3209 words)

	PTypes - Schizotypal Personality Disorder Criteria
		Overachievement: workaholic absorption in job or cause to the exclusion of family, social, and personal interests; compulsiveness, including excessive cleanliness, tidiness, and attention to detail; rigid self-discipline and an inability to set tasks aside and relax; lack of spontaneity; overscrupulousness in moral behavior.
		Schizotypal personality disorder is a type of "solution" to the problem of anxiety; that is, it is a strategy to alleviate anxiety.
		Personality Disorders and the Five-Factor Model of Personality.
	www.ptypes.com /schizotypalpd.html (929 words)

	Schizotypal personality disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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	www.truenatureofreality.com /schizotypalpersonalitydisorder.html (1063 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose personality disorders, the doctor might use various diagnostic tests to rule out physical illness as the cause of the symptoms.
		As with other personality disorders, psychotherapy (a type of counseling) is the main treatment for schizotypal personality disorder.
		The goal of therapy is to help a person change his or her habits of thinking and behavior, and to develop more appropriate social skills.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3800/3880.asp?index=9745 (937 words)

	Schizotypal personality disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		People with schizotypal personality disorder may be severely disturbed, and their odd behavior may resemble that of people with schizophrenia.
		More commonly, however, people with schizotypal personality disorder simply behave oddly and have unusual beliefs (aliens, witchcraft, etc.) that they cling to so strongly that it isolates them from normal relationships.
		Schizotypal personality disorder is usually a chronic illness that can be treated but not cured.
	www.shands.org /health/information/article/001525.htm (361 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		Unlike people with anxiety disorders, who know they have a problem but are unable to control it, people with personality disorders generally are not aware that they have a problem and do not believe they have anything to control.
		Schizotypal personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called eccentric personality disorders.
		People with schizotypal personality disorder who also suffer from another disorder, such as anxiety or depression, might benefit from medication, such as an antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/118/112881.htm (783 words)

	Healthinmind/PersonalityDisorders/Schizotypal
		Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD) is similar to Paranoid Personality Disorder, but with less prominent paranoia, and to Schizoid Personality Disorder, but with cognitive and perceptual distortions.
		Those with SPD are notably deficient in their ability to relate to other people, except perhaps for close relatives.
		SPD is more common than Schizoid Personality Disorder; it has been estimated to occur in as much as 3% of the general population.
	healthinmind.com /english/schizotyp.htm (167 words)

	Personality Disorder Information
		Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by a distrust of others and a constant suspicion that people around you have sinister motives.
		People with this disorder are prone to criminal behavior, believing that their victims are weak and deserving of being taken advantage of.
		Borderline personality disorder is characterized by mood instability and poor self-image.
	www.4degreez.com /misc/disorder_information2.html#schizoid (913 words)

	Schizoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders
		In contrast to histrionic personalities, they are not inclined to show their feelings either verbally or through facial expressions, and consequently they convey the impression that they do not have strong feelings.
		A number of early studies examined the premorbid adjustment of schizophrenics and found that a premorbid schizoid adjustment was prognostically related the severity of schizophrenic illness and a poorer chance of a favorable outcome though it was not necessarily a precursor to schizophrenia.
		Schizoid personality disorder is not presently identified with eventual movement into schizophrenia; rather, the schizoid individual is seen as chronically reclusive and isolated.
	www.pdjamboree.healthyplace2.com /whats_new.html (1630 words)

	Cluster A Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
		This personalityd isorder is characterized by the person showing symptoms of schizophrenia, including disturbances of thought, perception, and speech, but the symptoms are not as severe.
		Odd beliefs or magical thinking (the idea that one's thoughts or desires influence the environment or cause events to occur) that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., supersitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telpathyy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations).
		Understanding of personality disorders and how it affects your life is important -- increased awareness does not lead to radical change but rather to a smoothing of the rough edges and a greater ease of going with their natural flow.
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	Schizotypal Personality Disorder
		This disorder is more common in relatives of people with schizophrenia and typically develops in early adulthood.
		Treating personality disorders is challenging because people with these disorders have deep-rooted patterns of thinking and behavior that have existed for many years.
		Patients with schizotypal personality disorder who also suffer from another disorder—such as anxiety or depression—might benefit from medication, such as an antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug.
	clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3800/3880.asp?index=9745 (937 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This book is devoted to examining schizotypal personality and provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge.
		Central themes are the exploration of categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder and its relationship to schizophrenia, by some of the world's leading researchers.
		In setting out to answer, from phenomenological, psychological and neurobiological perspectives, the fundamental question of what schizotypal disorder is and to develop coherent etiological models, this book will serve as an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.
	www.psychologynet.org /schiztyp.html (577 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder Books
		These disorders typically aren't diagnosed until an individual is a young adult, often in their 20's or 30's.
		Most people can relate to some or all of the personality traits listed; the difference is that it does not affect most people's daily functioning to the same degree it might someone diagnosed with one of these disorders.
		Personality disorders tend to be an intergral part of a person, and therefore, are difficult to treat or "cure."
	www.johnholleman.com /au/hschty.html (323 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder Counselling
		Research has suggested that Schizotypal Personality Disorder represents mild Schizophrenia as similar, yet not identical, symptoms are shared.
		However, Schizotypal personality Disorder should not be confused with Schizophrenia.
		Some form of psychotherapy is usually the preferred choice of treatment for this disorder, as with most personality disorders.
	www.counselling-directory.org.uk /schizotypal.html (339 words)

	Schizotypal Personality Disorder Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		MRI study of caudate nucleus volume and its cognitive correlates in neuroleptic-naive patients with schizotypal personality disorder.
		Schizotypal personality disorder and MRI abnormailities of temporal lobe gray matter.
		An MRI Study of Cavum Septi Pellucidi in Schizophrenia, Affective Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
	www.spl.harvard.edu:8000 /pages/projects/schiz/projects/p_schiztypal.html (520 words)

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