Schizoaffective disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia (psychosis) and a mood disorder, either bipolar disorder or depression. The main diagnostic criterion is the presence of psychotic symptoms for at least two weeks without prominent mood symptoms. Common symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech and thinking, as well as mood episodes. Schizoaffective disorder can often be misdiagnosed when the correct may be psychotic depression, bipolar I disorder, schizophreniform disorder, or schizophrenia. This is a problem as treatment and differ greatly for most of these diagnoses. Many people with schizoaffective disorder have other mental disorders, including anxiety disorders.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Hallucinations
- ·delusions
- ·disorganized thought and behavior
- ·inappropriate affect
- ·depression
- ·mania
Causes — why it happens
- ·Unknown
How it's found
- · assessment
Treatment
- ·mood stabilizers
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Complications
- ·lack of motivation
- · issues
- ·risk of harm to self or others
- ·anxiety disorders
Outlook
- ·Depends on the individual, medication response, and therapeutic support available