title: Revisiting the blurry boundaries of schizophrenia: spectrum disorders in psychometrically identified schizotypes.
abstract: Certain Personality Disorders (PDs) have been found to be present in the prodromal phase of schizophrenia at a higher rate than other personality disorders. Although schizotypal, paranoid, and schizoid PDs are traditionally viewed as spectra for schizophrenia, research suggests that avoidant PD should be included in this group (e.g., Fogelson et al., 2007). The present study examines whether a sample of psychometrically identified schizotypes (SZT) have higher incidence of schizophrenia-spectrum PDs, as well as more symptoms of these PDs, in general, than does a matched comparison (MC) sample. Eighty-five SZT and 78 MC participants were administered the Personality Disorder Interview for DSM-IV (PDI-IV) to assess PD symptoms and diagnoses. Results indicate that the SZT group evidenced significantly more symptoms of avoidant, schizoid, paranoid, and schizotypal PDs than did the MC group. Further, there were significant differences in the incidence of these PDs between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA. Electronic address: Kevin.Bolinskey@indstate.edu.
authors.forename: P Kevin
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Bolinskey
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Alison V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: James
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Dianna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cooper-Bolinskey
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Novi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Helen K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Hudak
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schuder
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Carina A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Iati
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY USA.
authors.forename: Mark F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lenzenweger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D063189:Symptom Assessment; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Chapman Psychosis Proneness Scales; Personality Disorder Interview for DSM-IV; Personality disorders; Schizophrenia; Schizotypy