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Difference between schizotypal , schizoid and schizophrenia?

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Psychosis vs not: Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling psychotic disorder that includes delusions, hallucinations, and sometimes nonsensical speech. Schizoid & schizotypal are both personality disorders, not psychotic, but probably seem odd to others. Schizoid has little interest in relationships & trouble expressing emotion; schizotypal is more odd and eccentric, & has imaginary relationships.

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Differences: Schizotypal: a person with extremely eccentric thought patterns that border on psychotic, with bizarre, often unkempt appearance. Schizoid: a person largely indifferent to interpersonal relationships, detached from others and happy to be that way. Schizophrenia: these people are psychotic, which means they experience hallucinations of taste, touch, smell, vision and most commonly, hearing.

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