Mental health · UKMLA & AKT
Cluster A personality disorders
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise cluster a personality disorders — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Cluster A = 'odd/eccentric/suspicious' cluster - paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal personality disorders
- Traits are ego-syntonic - person does not experience them as foreign or distressing
- Schizotypal PD is part of the schizophrenia spectrum - ICD-11 classifies it under schizophrenia spectrum rather than personality disorders
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