21. When Did It Happen? Living with schizoaffective disorder continued When Did it Happen? I have experienced various symptoms of mental illness for most of my life. http://www.geometricvisions.com/Madness/schizoaffective-disorder/when.html

Home michael@geometricvisions.com Previous Next ... Living with Schizoaffective Disorder continued... When Did it Happen? I have experienced various symptoms of mental illness for most of my life. Even as a young child I had depression. I had my first manic episode when I was twenty, and at first thought it was a wonderful recovery after a year of severe depression. I was diagnosed as schizoaffective when I was 21. I'm 38 now, so I have lived with the diagnosis for 17 years. I expect (and have been emphatically told by my doctors) that I'm going to have to take medication for it for the rest of my life. I have also had disturbed sleeping patterns as long as I can remember - one reason I'm a software consultant is that I can keep irregular hours. That's a primary reason why I went into software engineering at all when I left school - I did not think my sleeping habits would allow me to hold a real job for any length of time. Even with the flexibility most programmers have, I don't think the hours I keep now would be tolerated by many employers. I left Caltech when my illness got really bad at the age of 20. I eventually transferred to

22. Schizoaffective Disorder Internet Mental Health section on this condition, covering diagnostic criteria, symptoms, and treatments (medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

23. EMedicine - Schizoaffective Disorder : Article By Guy E Brannon, MD schizoaffective disorder schizoaffective disorder is a perplexing mental illness distinguished by a combination of symptoms of a thought disorder or other http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3514.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Schizoaffective Disorder Last Updated: June 17, 2004 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: mental illness, psychosis, mental disorder, hallucinations, delusions, schizophrenia, depression, mania, manic depressive, manic subtype, major depressive disorder, viral infection, malnutrition, birth complications, mood disorder, distorted thinking, bipolar disorder, antisocial personality traits, psychotherapy AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Guy E Brannon, MD , Director of Adult Psychiatry Service, Brentwood Behavior Health Company; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport Guy E Brannon, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Clinical Pharmacology American Medical Association American Medical Writers Association American Psychiatric Association ... Louisiana State Medical Society , and Southern Medical Association Editor(s): Ronald C Albucher, MD

24. The Center For Reintegration Meaningful Life Assistance For About Mental Illness Schizophrenia schizoaffective disorder Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis Medication Reintegration Recovery What is Reintegration? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

25. NAMI | Mental Illnesses schizoaffective disorder is one of the more common, chronic, There has been a controversy about whether schizoaffective disorder is a type of http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedP

26. Schizoaffective Disorder Information Center- Support, Chat Website for people with schizoaffective disorder and their families. schizoaffective disorders chat room, message boards, polls, books, support. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

27. NAMI | Schizoaffective Disorder What is schizoaffective disorder? Some psychiatric disorders are very difficult to One of the most confusing conditions is schizoaffective disorder. http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Schizoaffective_Disorder.htm

Home Low Graphics Site Home back Schizoaffective Disorder What is Schizoaffective Disorder? Some psychiatric disorders are very difficult to diagnose accurately. One of the most confusing conditions is schizoaffective disorder. This relatively rare disorder is defined as "the presence of psychotic symptoms in the absence of mood changes for at least two weeks in a patient who has a mood disorder." The diagnosis is used when an individual does not fit diagnostic standards for either schizophrenia or "affective" (mood) disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression). Some people may have symptoms of both a depressive disorder and schizophrenia at the same time, or they may have symptoms of schizophrenia without mood symptoms. Many individuals with schizoaffective disorder are originally diagnosed with manic depression. If the person experiences delusions or hallucinations that go away in less than two weeks when the mood is "normal," bipolar disorder may be the proper diagnosis. Someone who experiences psychosis for three or four weeks while in a manic phase does not have schizoaffective disorder. However, if delusions or hallucinations continue after the mood has stabilized and are accompanied by other symptoms of schizophrenia such as catatonia, paranoia, bizarre behavior, or thought disorders, a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder may be appropriate. Accurate diagnosis is easier once the acute psychotic episode is under control.

28. Clinical Practice Guidelines For Bipolar Disorder schizoaffective disorder, mixed episode, rapid cycling and psychotic features. http://www.psychiatrist.com/bauer

29. Schizoaffective Disorder what s the best way to treat schizoaffective disorder? http://www.biopsychiatry.com/schizoaffect.htm

Treatment of schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia with mood symptoms by Levinson DF, Umapathy C, Musthaq M Department of Psychiatry, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA. levinson@auhs.edu Am J Psychiatry 1999 Aug; 156(8): 1138-48 ABSTRACT O PCP Lithium Glutamate Quetiapine ... The Good Drug Guide The Responsible Parent's Guide To Healthy Mood Boosters For All The Family

30. Light From The Darkness Personal account of someone living with schizoaffective disorder, links and resources. http://lightfromthedark.netfirms.com

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31. Schizoaffective Disorder - Information For Families Coping with a loved one s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder what to do, what to expect, how to help. http://www.spcsb.org/articles/schizoaffective.html

Schizoaffective Disorder - Information for Families by Vicki Koenig, PhD. and Jonathan Kessler, M.A., M.F.C.C. Schizoaffective Disorder is an often debilitating mental illness characterized by symptoms of a thought disorder (hallucinations and/or irrational thinking) and a mood disorder (depression or manic activity). This illness may present a variety of symptoms from each category, and symptoms may be mild or severe. For some general thoughts on dealing with a loved one's diagnosis of a mental illness such as schizoaffective disorder, please see our "Mental Illness - Information for Families" If your family member is out of control or suicidal (danger of harm to self or others), stay calm and call 911. Do not try to handle it alone.

32. What Is Schizoaffective Disorder? Information and articles about a variety of treatments for mental illness, covering everything from psychotherapy to herbal remedies. http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=68

33. Schizoaffective Disorder: Description, Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments An , Criteria, Causes, Symptoms, Treatments and Medications.......schizoaffective disorder http://www.mental-health-matters.com/disorders/dis_details.php?disID=82

34. Mind > Information > Booklets By Series > Understanding > Understanding Schizoaf schizoaffective disorder affects your thinking processes and your moods. Moods can swing from deep depression to extreme elation in the course of one http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/USHAD.htm

What's new Low graphics view Site map Home ... Shopping Understanding schizoaffective disorder This booklet is also available as a non-printable  pdf file  and can be purchased from the online shop. What is schizoaffective disorder? What are the symptoms? How is schizoaffective disorder diagnosed? What causes it? ... Further reading ‘Mild mania is known as hypomania, and usually does feel quite pleasant and can be fairly easy to live with. One has boundless energy, feels little need for sleep, is creatively inspired, talkative and is often taken to be an unusually attractive person.’ ‘Full-blown manic is frightening and most unpleasant … I can’t hold any particular train of thought for more than a few seconds. I can’t speak in complete sentences.’ ‘Imagining what they see in clouds is a common game among children. But I would take it an extra step, as the shape would take on a stark reality that didn’t look like a cloud at all.’ 'I’ve been doing well mentally and emotionally for quite some time, and I credit that to my work with my therapist, not to any medicine I might take.’ Michael David Crawford It used to be thought that schizoaffective disorder wasn’t a condition in its own right, but ‘the unlucky coincidence of two different diseases’. This booklet looks at the symptoms, how doctors make a diagnosis, what treatments are available and what you can do yourself.

35. Living With Schizoaffective Disorder (Part I) || Kuro5hin.org o About one in two hundred people get schizoaffective disorder during their Living with schizoaffective disorder (Part II) is in the edit queue as I http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/4/11/4127/09278

create account help/FAQ contact links ... MLP We need your support: buy an ad premium membership k5 store Living with Schizoaffective Disorder (Part I) ... Culture By MichaelCrawford Fri Apr 11th, 2003 at 01:08:32 PM EST You may be surprised to hear that I suffer from a devastating and poorly understood mental illness. I'd like to tell you what it's like to live inside my head. There's hope for people sufferring from mental illness. Even if you don't suffer, I want to help you to better understand the many mentally ill people you are likely to encounter as you go through life, and explain why you don't need to shun them. I want to demonstrate that in fact, friendship with the mentally ill can be a rewarding experience. Read on, and I will tell you how I recovered from schizoaffective disorder - but have not been cured. I will tell you how I learned to live with mental illness every day. In this first of three parts, I explain what it's like to be bipolar. Contents Part I: Living with Schizoaffective Disorder The Best of Both Worlds When Did it Happen? A Poorly Understood Condition ... Recommended Reading The Best of Both Worlds [top] Being schizoaffective is like having manic depression and schizophrenia at the same time. It has a quality all its own though which is harder to pin down.

36. Living With Schizoaffective Disorder (Part II) || Kuro5hin.org Living with schizoaffective disorder (Part III) is in the edit queue as I write this. Please go have a look, and when the time comes, vote on it. http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/4/14/154022/753

create account help/FAQ contact links ... MLP We need your support: buy an ad premium membership k5 store Living with Schizoaffective Disorder (Part II) ... Culture By MichaelCrawford Mon Apr 14th, 2003 at 06:59:52 PM EST Here I continue the discussion of my mental illness that I started in Part I of this three part series. Being schizoaffective is like having manic depression and schizophrenia at the same time. Part I described what it's like to be bipolar. In Part II I discuss my schizoid experiences, something I haven't written about much before. In particular I explain visual and auditory hallucinations, dissociation and paranoia. Contents Part I Living with Schizoaffective Disorder The Best of Both Worlds When Did it Happen? ... In the Next Installment Part II: The Heebee-Jeebies Hearing Voices Dissociation Paranoia ... Recommended Reading The Heebee-Jeebies [top] Be careful when you wrestle with monsters, lest you thereby become one. For, if you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you. Friedrich Nietsche Now I want to tell you about the symptoms that schizoaffective disorder shares with schizophrenia - the disorders in thought.

37. Disease Category Listing (135): Schizophrenia And Schizoaffective Disorders Clinical Trials Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders Do you have schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder? http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat135.html

Clinical Trials: Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders Arkansas Little Rock; Study Site Clinical Study of Schizophrenia. California Anaheim; Anaheim Research Center, LLC Anaheim; Anaheim Research Center, LLC Schizophrenia: Has it come between you and the life you want? Anaheim; California Clinical Trials Clinical study of investigational agent for patients who have predominantly Negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Cerritos; CNS Clinical Trials, Southern California Schizophrenia Culver; California Clinical Trials Medical Group, Inc. Do you have schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder? Garden Grove; Collaborative Neuroscience Network Clinical study of investigational agent for patients who have predominantly Negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Garden Grove; Study Site Clinical Study of Schizophrenia. Glendale; California Clinical Trials Medical Group, Inc. Study for patients with schizophrenia, schizophreniform, or schizoaffective disorder Glendale; California Clinical Trials Medical Group, Inc. Schizophrenia study Glendale; California Clinical Trials Medical Group, Inc.

38. Schizoaffective Disorder The diagnostic criteria for schizoaffective disorder. http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/schizoaffective_disorder.htm

39. Schizoaffective Disorder schizoaffective disorder is a combination of two mental illnesses schizophrenia and a mood disorder. schizoaffective disorder is classified into two http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Schizoaffective_d

40. Psych Central: Schizoaffective Disorder Symptoms General symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. schizoaffective disorder. SYMPTOMS. This disorder is characterized by the presence of one of the following http://www.grohol.com/disorders/sx4.htm

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Schizoaffective Disorder SYMPTOMS This disorder is characterized by the presence of one of the following Major Depressive Episode (must include depressed mood) Manic Episode Mixed Episode as well as the presence of at least two of the following symptoms, for at least one month: delusions hallucinations disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence) grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior negative symptoms (e.g., affective flattening, alogia, avolition) (Only one symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices conversing with each other.) The occurrence of the delusions or hallucinations must be in the absence of any serious mood symptoms for at least 2 weeks. The mood disorder, however, must be present for a significant minority of the time. The symptoms of this disorder also can not be better explained by the use or abuse of a substance (alcohol, drugs, medications) or a general medical condition (stroke). More on Schizoaffective Disorder...

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