A client seeks services at a community mental health center. He reports that his chief complaint is that he can’t get a job so he is “stuck living in his parents’ basement.” He is dressed in pajamas with a neck tie. He reports that his only friends are people he knows online in an alien tracking club. He asks if the social worker believes in ghosts. What diagnosis should be considered for this client?
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
explanation
This is a good example of a diagnosis question. Schizotypal Personality Disorder is characterized by social isolation, odd behavior, unusual dress and thinking, and unconventional beliefs.
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