AbstractThe purpose of this article is to examine schizotypal personality disorder from a case study perspective. There are three cases that this article will examine. Additionally, inferences and observations will be made in an attempt to gain additional information. In the first case study, a man called El-Or (real name George) is on a mission to save Earth from an impending alien invasion. The second case study involves a woman named R, Dottie who developed symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder after a turbulent childhood. She worked briefly in a church before being admitted to a psychiatric ward. The third case study examines a lifelong case study of Ludwig II, King of Bavaria.Keywords: schizotypal personality disorder, behavioral eccentricities, ideas of reference, body illusion, El-Or, Lucifer, Bavaria, RoyalCurious Cases of Schizotypal Personality Disorder“The Locust The days have come when the wise will look and not see, hear the deafening and yet not rise. (Vaknin, 2007) This was but one example of a statement made by a man named George during his first therapy session. Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental illness characterized by “extreme distress in intimate relationships, very strange patterns of thinking and perception, and behavioral eccentricities” (Comer, 2008, p. 379). In the United States, the prevalence of schizotypal personality disorder was 2-4%. Males are affected slightly more than females. Although the schizotypal shows symptoms very similar to schizophrenia, there is a clear difference between the two. Analyzing case studies to identify distinct traits present in various mental illnesses aids clinicians in their diagnoses and students in their goal...... middle of paper ...... References Asarnow, JR, Asarnow, RF, Hornstein , N., & Russell, A. (1991). Childhood-onset schizophrenia: developmental perspectives on schizophrenic disorder. In E. F. Walker (Ed.), Schizophrenia: A life course developmental perspective. San Diego: AcademicPress.Case Study. Retrieved March 2, 2010, from psyrehab.ed.med.edu:http://psyrehab.med.sc.edu/Certificate4/case_study.htmlComer, R. J. (2008). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology. New York, NY: Worth Publishers Förstl, H., Immler, G., Seitz, M., Hacker, R. (2008). Ludwig II, King of Bavaria: a royal medical history. ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA, 118, 499-502, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01269.xVaknin, S. (2007, February 12). The Schizotypal Patient: Case Study A. Retrieved March 2, 2010, from the Buzzle website: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/schizotypal-patient-case-study.html