MHM – Schizoid and Schizotypal. What’s the difference?

Schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders are in fact completely unrelated. They are both ‘eccentric’ personality disorders, but their characteristics, their outcomes and their relation to schizophrenia are both entirely unalike, though some characteristics may cause similar outcomes.

The first and most notable distinction is that schizoid is NOT related to schizophrenia and includes no danger of developing it, though it is understood that having schizophrenia in the family can mean you...