Schizotypal personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Definition
Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but with subtle manifestations.Causes of schizotypal personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder is one of the most severe forms of borderline mental pathology, which adversely affects a person’s adaptation to life in a social environment and leads to hospitalizations in a psychiatric hospital.
It is believed that schizotypal personality disorder develops in individuals with a genetic predisposition. The disease most often occurs in biological relatives of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizotypal disorder is characterized by inconspicuous manifestation and slow development.The onset of the disease is not tied to a specific age, but most often manifests itself during puberty.
Some of the symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder may begin in childhood, affecting learning and peer relationships. Over the years, violations may weaken and not interfere with social adaptation, but they may also increase.
Classification of the disease
According to the periods of the disease:
- latent (hidden) period,
- the stage of pronounced development of the disease with typical signs,
- stabilization period.
