Pathogenic beliefs among patients with schizotypal personality disorder.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to explore the differences in pathogenic beliefs (PBs) between patients with schizotypal personality disorder (PD) and those with other PDs or without any PD. The study was conducted among 212 patients treated with psychotherapy at the Psychotherapy and Personality Disorder Clinic, Chiang Mai University between 2007 and 2019. Collected data included sociodemographic information, psychiatric disorders and personality disorder as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, and the Pathogenic Belief Scale (PBS). An analysis was conducted to compare three groups, i.e., patients with schizotypal PD, patients with other PDs and patients without any PD. The PBS score was compared by two outcomes: a to

SUBMITTER: Pattamanusorn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7200782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature