| Schizoaffective Disorder is an illness in which the patient has
symptoms of both Schizophrenia and a major mood disorder at the same time. Patients with
Schizoaffective Disorder experience a combination of symptoms associated with both
diseases. There are currently two types of Schizoaffective disorder:
The Bipolar type is where the patient has symptoms of a Manic or Mixed and/or a
Depressive episode with his/her psychotic symptoms.
The Depressive type is where the patient has only the symptoms of a Major
Depressive Disorder with his/her psychotic symptoms.
Some symptoms of Schizoaffective Disorder include: auditory/visual hallucinations,
suspiciousness, unusual thought content, disorganization, emotional withdrawal, blunted affect,
inability to express pleasure, attention difficulties.
For symptoms of Depression please see previous Depression information.
For the symptoms of Mania please see the previous Manic Depression information. |
