Schizotypal Personality Disorder

The schizotypal personality disorder, and other personality disorders, behavioral pattern consists of a long term. As part of this pattern, the individual reveals difficulties functioning in their normal life or experience a considerable amount of distress during it.
Individuals suffering from schizotypal personality disorder are loners who prefer to remain on the sidelines of others and feel uncomfortable in a relationship. Sometimes exhibit a strange speech and behavior and have a relatively small range of emotions. This behavioral pattern begins in early adulthood and is maintained throughout life.
Those who suffer from this disorder also tend to fall often in markedly illogical thinking, with odd beliefs or unusual ideas that do not agree with the ideas prevalent in their society, such as a deep-rooted belief in extrasensory perception. Can report unusual perceptions or unusual bodily experiences.
The schizotypal personality disorder is somewhere in the middle of a broad spectrum of related disorders, and in the end lighter, say, is a schizoid personality disorder, while at the opposite end, the most serious cases, is schizophrenia. These disorders are most likely rooted in issues related biological. Many experts believe that people with such disorders show similar genetic vulnerabilities, but the reason given individual develops a more mild or more severe disease remains unclear.
Many people with schizotypal personality disorder reveal problems, albeit subtle, in terms of memory, cognition, learning and attention. Normally does not exhibit the symptoms of psychotic severe and debilitating, such as delusions or hallucinations which arise in cases of schizophrenia. However, it is not uncommon for people with schizotypal personality disorder are ultimately develop schizophrenia.
The schizotypal personality disorder is more common in men than in women. Clinical manifestations of depression and anxiety are very common. About half of the people suffering from this disorder will eventually suffer at least one episode of severe depression at some point in your life. This disorder may be aggravated by stress.

Treatment
The schizotypal personality disorder usually is treated by a combination of medication with psychotherapy.
Is prescribed medication if there are notable clinical manifestations of the disease. The illogical thinking may be treated with antipsychotics such as risperidone or olanzapine. A low dose should be sufficient. Since depression and anxiety can be treated by antidepressants and anxiolytics common.
Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder may find psychotherapy particularly difficult because a key part of the disturbance is precisely the inability to establish interpersonal relationships. The therapist will therefore that foster a relationship of trust by accepting that the individual feels the need to maintain a certain distance.
Since people suffering from this disorder have difficulties in social interaction, very often it is necessary to teach them social skills specific, explaining, for example, that certain behaviors may be perceived by others as rude or socially desmobilizadores. Similarly, a therapist will help the patient with schizotypal personality disorder to understand the extent to which their thought patterns and perceptions are distorted, and the best way to deal with them.
The difficulties in social interactions can make these individuals feel disappointed with themselves and lead to serious problems of self-esteem throughout life. It is important that these kinds of issues is a major focus of attention in supportive psychotherapy.
If the person has symptoms or moderate, it is quite possible that can fit on a social level with relatively little specialized help. If, however, the symptoms are more severe, a person who suffers from schizotypal personality disorder may experience great difficulty in keeping a job or even live independently. The routine social interactions inherent in any workplace can be quite problematic situations and cause great anxiety. Moreover, they may not be able to carry out daily tasks as mundane as shopping. People with this disorder, therefore, require much support from his family circle or, in his absence, need a highly structured environment of a typical situation of internment. On the other hand, one can greatly benefit from a type of work that does not require wide contact - or any contact - with other people, as well as a supervisor sympathetic and able to adjust effectively to their eccentricities.

Prevention
There is no known way to prevent the onset of this disorder but effective early intervention can significantly reduce symptoms and improve the patient's functioning in the long run.