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JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 515-528Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-010-9183-8
Keywords
Schizotypal personality disorder; Schizoid personality disorder; Paranoid personality disorder; Personality disorders; Cluster A
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- NCATS NIH HHS [UL1 TR000454] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH062066, U01 MH081988, R01 MH062066-05] Funding Source: Medline
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Cluster A personality disorders (PD), including schizotypal personality disorder (SPD), paranoid personality disorder (PPD), and schizoid PD, are marked by odd and eccentric behaviors, and are grouped together because of common patterns in symptomatology as well as shared genetic and environmental risk factors The DSM-IV-TR describes personality disorders as representing stable and enduring patterns of maladaptive traits, and much of what is understood about Cluster A personality disorders in particular stems from research with adult populations Less in known about these disorders in children and adolescents, and controversy remains regarding diagnosis of personality disorders in general in youth The current paper reviews the available research on Cluster A personality disorders in childhood and adolescence, specifically, we discuss differentiating between the three disorders and distinguishing them from other syndromes, measuring Cluster A disorders in youth, and the nature and course of these disorders throughout childhood and adolescence We also present recent longitudinal data from a sample of adolescents diagnosed with Cluster A personality disorders from our research laboratory, and suggest directions for future research in this important but understudied area
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