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Schizoaffective Disorder
Health Encyclopedia: Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental condition that causesboth psychosis and mood problems.
Psychosis means a person has a loss of contact with reality and mayhave hallucinations (hearing voices or seeing things that are not present) and delusions (false, fixed beliefs). Mood disorder problems mayinclude a verybad or very good mood with sleep disturbances, changes in energy and appetite, disrupted concentration, and poor daily function.
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Schizoaffective disorder
......course of the disorder feature cycles of severe symptoms followed byimprovement. The symptoms of schizoaffective disorder include: Elevated, inflated, or depressed mood ... Read more »Schizoaffective disorder
Prevention References Moore DP, Jefferson JW. Handbook of Medical Psychiatry. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2004:126-127. Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 2nd ed. St.... Read more »Schizoaffective disorder
......also be needed in some cases. Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) People with schizoaffective disorder have a greater chance of returning to a previous level of... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Risk Factors
...also have a higher than average incidence of other psychiatric problems. They include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and major depression. Read more »Schizophrenia: Diagnosis
...schizophrenia. Such conditions may be variations of entirely different diseases and are classified as schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform psychosis, and atypical and brief reactive... Read more »Images
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...(e.g., schizophrenia, manic phase of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder). This medicine... Read more »
...certain mental/mood disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders). This medicine... Read more »
...certain mental/mood disorders (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders). Clozapine is a ... Read more »
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