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To: Davy Crockett who wrote (7)	5/4/2007 9:42:41 PM
From: Davy Crockett	Read Replies (1) of 118

schizo-affective disorder... schizoaffective.org Schizoaffective disorder is a perplexing mental illness distinguished by a combination of symptoms of a thought disorder or other psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations or delusions (schizophrenia component) and those of a mood disorder (depressive or manic component). The coupling of symptoms from these divergent spectrums makes treating patients who are schizoaffective difficult. emedicine.com eMedicine - Schizoaffective Disorder : Article by Guy E Brannon, MD The diagnosis is made when the patient has features of both illnesses but does not strictly meet diagnostic criteria for either schizophrenia or a mood disorder alone. Unfortunately, determining if a patient has 2 separate illnesses (schizophrenia or a mood disorder), a combination of illnesses (schizophrenia and a mood disorder), or perhaps even a distinct and separate illness apart from schizophrenia or a mood disorder is difficult. Making the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder can be difficult because it encompasses 2 other diagnostic entities, namely schizophrenia and mood disorders. An accurate diagnosis is made when the patient meets criteria for major depressive disorder or mania while also meeting the criteria for schizophrenia. Moreover, the patient must have psychosis for at least 2 weeks without a mood disorder. Men with schizoaffective disorder tend to exhibit antisocial personality traits. The age of onset is later for women than for men, and the exact etiology and epidemiology is unclear because of limited research in this area. Patients with schizoaffective disorder are thought to have a better prognosis than that of patients with schizophrenia. Treatment consists of both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.

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