What is "schizotypal personality disorder"?

What is "schizotypal personality disorder"?

Rhoda Hahn (Psychiatrist) gives expert video advice on: What are the signs of schizotypal personality disorder?; What causes schizotypal personality disorder? and more...

Schizotypal personality disorder is very interesting. I think it's characterized by patients who also prefer to be alone. However, unlike the schizoid personality disordered patient, they will endure some intense amount of anxiety if forced into social settings. They also have a mean streak of paranoia running through them; and I think this is what makes them rather interesting. On top of that, they're often quite eccentric or unusual and this can be observed readily by the casual observer.