title: [Schizophrenia-like personality disorders].
abstract: According to DSM-IV the cluster A personality disorders include paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders. There exists a phenomenological similarity between the experience and behaviour of the so-called odd or eccentric personality disorders and the symptoms of schizophrenia. Evidence of common etiological factors is still the best for the schizotypal personality disorder. The cluster A personality disorders are among the less common personality disorders with a high co-occurrence. Present findings about the neurobiological substrate of the schizotypal personality disorder are discussed also taking neuropsychological results into consideration. A central prerequisite of psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment of cluster A personality disorders is a strong therapeutic patient relationship.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 11, 48149, Münster, Deutschland. Thomas.Suslow@ukmuenster.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suslow
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arolt
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*