Schizotypal Personality [Paperback]

Reviews our knowledge of schizotypal disorder and its relationship with schizophrenia.This is the first book devoted to schizotypal personality. It provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge from some of the world's leading researchers in the field, and includes reviews of genetics, neurodevelopment, assessment, psychophysiology, neuropsychology and brain imaging. It explores the categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder, and its relationship to schizophrenia, and reviews methodological issues. Seeking to define schizotypal disorder and to develop coherent etiological models, this book is an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.This is the first book devoted to schizotypal personality. It provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge from some of the world's leading researchers in the field, and includes reviews of genetics, neurodevelopment, assessment, psychophysiology, neuropsychology and brain imaging. It explores the categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder, and its relationship to schizophrenia, and reviews methodological issues. Seeking to define schizotypal disorder and to develop coherent etiological models, this book is an authoritative resource for clinicians and researchers interested in this major personality disorder.This book is devoted to examining schizotypal personality and provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge. It includes reviews of genetics, neurodevelopment, assessment, psychophysiology, neuropsychology, and brain imaging. Central themes are the exploration of categorical and dimensional approaches to the understanding of schizotypal disorder and its relationship to schizophrenia, by some of the world's leading researchers. Valuable introductory and concluding chapters set in context the sometimes divergent opinions and findings presentedlƒ