A German translation and validation of the sense of agency scale by Victoria K. E. Bart, Dorit Wenke, Martina Rieger

“…Additionally, the German SoAS has an incremental value in explaining variance in the extent of subclinical symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder that goes beyond variance explained by constructs that are conceptually similar to sense of agency. …”
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Schizophrenia spectrum participants have reduced visual contrast sensitivity to chromatic (red/green) and luminance (light/dark) stimuli: new insights into information processing,... by Kristin Suzanne Cadenhead, Karen eDobkins, Jessica eMcGovern, Kathleen eShafer

“…Methods: VCS for luminance and chromatic stimuli (counterphase-reversing sinusoidal gratings, 1.22 c/deg, 8.3 Hz) was assessed in 53 patients with schizophrenia (including 5 off antipsychotic medication), 22 individuals diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and 53 healthy comparison subjects. …”
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Categorical-dimensional approach to diagnostic of schizotypal disorder by A. Kotsiubinskii, Y. Isaenko, S. Kusnetsova

“…Conclusions This has made it possible to more accurately diagnose non-psychotic forms of mental illness, in particular: differentiate schizotypal disorder «sui generis» and schizotypal personality disorder. Disclosure No significant relationships. …”
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The p250GAP gene is associated with risk for schizophrenia and schizotypal personality traits. by Kazutaka Ohi, Ryota Hashimoto, Takanobu Nakazawa, Takeya Okada, Yuka Yasuda, Hidenaga Yamamori, Motoyuki Fukumoto, Satomi Umeda-Yano, Masao Iwase, Hiroaki Kazui, Tadashi Yamamoto, Masanobu Kano, Masatoshi Takeda

“…BACKGROUND: Hypofunction of the glutamate N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. p250GAP is a brain-enriched NMDA receptor-interacting RhoGAP. p250GAP is involved in spine morphology, and spine morphology has been shown to be altered in the post-mortem brains of patients with schizophrenia. Schizotypal personality disorder has a strong familial relationship with schizophrenia. …”
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Experience of Pleasure and Emotional Expression in Individuals with Schizotypal Personality Features by Shi, Yan-fang, Wang, Yi, Cao, Xiao-yan, Wang, Ya, Wang, Yu-na, Zong, Ji-gang, Xu, Ting, Tse, Vincent W. S., Hsi, Xiaolu, Stone, William S., Lui, Simon S. Y., Cheung, Eric F. C., Chan, Raymond C. K.

“…The current study examined the experience of pleasure and emotional expression in college students who demonstrated high and low levels of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) traits on self-report questionnaires. …”
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Schizotypal Traits are Associated with Decreased Functional Connectivity between Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Cerebellum in a Non-clinical Sample by Y. Panikratova, E. Abdullina, E. Pechenkova, I. Lebedeva

“…Therefore, investigation of its brain correlates seems prominent for better understanding of schizophrenia-spectrum continuum as well as for development of biological treatments for schizotypal personality disorder. Functional alterations of prefrontal cortex (PFC) and their associations with clinical symptoms are well-known to exist in schizophrenia. …”
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Ultra-treatment-resistant Schizophrenia. A case report by A. Osca Oliver, M. Palomo Monge, M. Pérez Fominaya, M.V. López Rodrigo, M.F. Tascón Guerra

“…Objectives We present a clinical case corresponding to a 33-year-old man, single, residing in a community residence, undergoing psychiatric follow-up from the age of 7, receiving during this period the diagnoses of schizotypal personality disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. Methods As of 2015, he began to make autolytic attempts, the last being this year, 2021. …”
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Application of the identity disorder questionnaire AIDA+LoPF in adolescents with affective pathology and schizotypal disorder by M. Zvereva, N. Zvereva

“…We hypothesized that adolescents with affective pathology are much more likely to have identity disorders than adolescents with schizotypal personality disorder. Clinical assessment of diseases was carried out by psychiatrists using ICD-10 Objectives Adolescents with affective disorders -10 (F31), schizotypal disorder adolescents – 11 (F21). …”
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Occupational therapy interventions for adults with severe mental illness: a scoping review by María Rocamora-Montenegro, Laura-María Compañ-Gabucio, Manuela Garcia de la Hera

“…Inclusion criteria were: (1) OT intervention studies in SMI: experimental, randomised, non-randomised and pilot/exploratory studies; (2) adult population with SMI: schizophrenia, schizotypal personality disorder, delusional disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder; (3) OT identified as a discipline involved in the intervention; (4) English or Spanish language and (5) studies with full text available.Results Thirty-five studies met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Reduced MMN-indexed auditory change detection in a non-clinical high schizotypy sample by Jenna N. Bissonnette, T-Jay Anderson, Lauren Ross, Ashley M. Francis, Kaitlyn Napier, N. Will Shead, Derek J. Fisher

“…Ultimately, the current results provide evidence that the neurobiological abnormalities seen in clinical populations of schizotypal personality disorder and psychosis also extend to non-clinical populations.…”
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Treatment of schizotypal disorder: a protocol for a systematic review of the evidence and recommendations for clinical practice by Bjørn H Ebdrup, Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Kristina Ballestad Gundersen, Andreas Rosén Rasmussen, Katharina Oravsky Sandström, Nikolai Albert, Andrea Polari, Barnaby Nelson

“…Inclusion criteria are published studies including individuals diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria, or schizotypal disorder according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) criteria. …”
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An Explanatory Model to Predict Pediatric Psychosis Spectrum Based on Parent Psychiatric Profile and Children and Adolescents Comorbid Disorders as a Mediator Construct by Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Ameneh Ahmadi, Reza Karimi, Zahra Hooshyari

“…Results: The fit indices of the model show that the research model has a good fit and the psychiatric disorders of parents directly and indirectly through comorbid disorders are effective on the psychosis symptoms of children and adolescents (RMSEA=0.06, CFI=0.89, PGFI=0.75, PNFI=0.75).The incidence of Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Anxiety, Bipolar Spectrum Disorder, PTSD, Schizophrenia Spectrum and Delusional Disorder were statistically higher in parents of psychotic children and adolescents. …”
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Chronic stress and mental disorders in patients with systemic scleroderma: Results of an interdisciplinary study by O F Seravina, T A Lisitsyna, M N Starovoytova, O V Desinova, O B Kovalevskaya, D Yu Veltishchev

“…Cognitive impairment (CI) of varying severities was diagnosed in 100% of the patients. Schizotypal personality disorder was stated in 44 (40%) patients. 90% of patients were found to have chronic psychic traumas mainly as parental deprivation in childhood (in children less than 11 years of age). 76.7% of the SSD cases developed recurrent episodes of depression in the presence of long-term MD or had a history of the episodes. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of schizotypy on cannabis use predictors by Fatma Eren, Nesrin Dilbaz, Erdem Önder Sönmez, Ömer Turan, Nermin Gündüz, Hatice Turan

“…The median value of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) total score was 21 in the cannabis group. …”
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Early Psychosis: a narrative review from a neurodevelopmental perspective by Silvia Guerrera, Maria Pontillo, Fabrizia Chieppa, Sara Passarini, Sara Passarini, Cristina Di Vincenzo, Laura Casula, Michelangelo Di Luzio, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari, Stefano Vicari

“…Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), characterized by socio-communicative abnormalities and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped behaviors, is part of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDDs), a diagnostic category distinctly in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, (DSM-5), clearly separated from Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (SSD) (schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, schizotypal personality disorder). Over the last four decades, this clear distinction is gradually being replaced, describing ASD and SSD as two heterogeneous conditions but with neurodevelopmental origins and overlaps. …”
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Early Onset Schizo-Obsessive Disorder: A Case Series of 7 Inpatient Children by E. Yerlikaya Oral, G. Karaçetin

“…Some researchers prefer to describe this condition as a spectrum called “schizo-obsessive spectrum” and state that clinical represantations such as OCD with poor insight, OCD with schizotypal personality disorder, schizophrenia with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and schizophrenia with OCD are included in this spectrum(Poyurovsky et al. …”
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Comorbid Personality Disorders in Individuals With an At-Risk Mental State for Psychosis: A Meta-Analytic Review by Tommaso Boldrini, Tommaso Boldrini, Annalisa Tanzilli, Maria Pontillo, Antonio Chirumbolo, Stefano Vicari, Vittorio Lingiardi

“…The first and more comprehensive meta-analysis focused on any comorbid PD (at least one diagnosis), the second one focused on schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), and the last one focused on borderline personality disorder (BPD). …”
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Impact of Biological Sex on Emotional Perception Among Adults With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Gabrielle Ritchie, Harriet Nwachukwu, Stephen Parker, Frances Dark

“…Key search strategies will include combinations of the following terms: “men,” “male,” “man,” “female,” “women,” “woman,” “sex,” “gender,” “emotional perception,” “emotional processing,” “schizophrenia,” “schizophren,” “psychotic disorders,” “psychosis,” “psychoses,” “psychotic,” “schizoaffective,” “schizotypal personality disorder,” and “schizotyp.” Identified studies will be uploaded to the web-based Covidence systematic review management software. …”
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Personality Disorders – a basic information review by Kamil Waloch, Michał Łepik, Zofia Uszok, Krzysztof Rosiak, Kacper Płeska, Kacper Reguła, Joanna Wojtania, Szymon Piaszczyński, Andrzej Czajka, Bartłomiej Szymański

“…Cluster A contains paranoid, schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders which are characterized by strange and eccentric behaviors. …”
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Personality disorders and therapist countertransference: A review by I. Cuevas Iñiguez, M.D.C. Molina Lietor

“…Narcissistic and schizotypal personality disorders were associated with disengaged therapist responeses. …”
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