Psychiatry Research
Volume 137, Issue 1 , Pages 71-85 , 15 November 2005

Taxonic structure of schizotypal personality disorder: A multiple-instrument, multi-sample study based on mixture models

  • Andrea Fossati

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Servizio di Psicologia Clinica e Psicoterapia, Istituto Scientifico H San Raffaele, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milano, Italy. Tel.: +39 02 2643 3241; fax: +39 02 2643 3408.
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  • Alessandra Citterio

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
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  • Federica Grazioli

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
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  • Serena Borroni

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
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  • Ilaria Carretta

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
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  • Cesare Maffei

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
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  • Marco Battaglia

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, via Stamira D'Ancona, 20, 20127 Milan, Italy
    • Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute, Bosisio Parini, Italy

Received 28 April 2004 ,Revised 3 December 2004 ,Accepted 25 February 2005.

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Psychiatry Research
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