Extractions: Although a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is quite rare - just 5% of serious mental illnes diagnosis some researchers believe that the disorder is more widespread and that many people are given a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder when schizoaffective disorder would be the most accurate diagnosis. All of which make schizoaffective disorder one of the most confusing and controversial diagnostic categories in psychiatry.
Extractions: In fact, with schizoaffective disorder, the symptoms of bipolar disorder, like either depression or mania, and symptoms of schizophrenia are experienced at the same time, or within a few days of each other. Given this overlapping or rapid cycling of symptoms, it's easy to see why schizoaffective disorder is one of the most disorienting and disturbing mental illness. In depressive major depressive episodes are evident. These episodes are often characterized by deep and profound feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness or indifference, as well as a marked inability to concentrate or remember details. Thoughts of death are common and suicide attempts are a very real danger.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Schizoaffective Disorder schizoaffective disorder includes elements of both psychosis and mood disorder. To be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a person must experience http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000930.htm
Extractions: @import url(/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Contents of this page: Schizoaffective disorder Definition Return to top Schizoaffective disorder includes elements of both psychosis and mood disorder. Psychotic symptoms mean a loss of contact with reality, and may include hallucinations (hearing voices or seeing things that are not present), and delusions (false, fixed beliefs). Symptoms of mood disorder include very low or very high mood with sleep disturbances, changes in energy and appetite, disrupted concentration, and generally poor daily function. Schizoaffective illness features a close interconnection between these 2 sets of symptoms. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top People with this condition often seek treatment for problems with mood, daily function or intrusive thoughts. To be diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a person must experience psychotic symptoms - but normal mood - for at least 2 weeks.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Schizoaffective Disorder schizoaffective disorder. schizoaffective disorder. schizoaffective disorder is a psychotic illness with both schizophrenic and affective (mood) symptoms. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17242.htm
Extractions: @import url(/medlineplus/images/advanced.css); Skip navigation Schizoaffective disorder Schizoaffective disorder is a psychotic illness with both schizophrenic and affective (mood) symptoms. While symptoms vary greatly, they may include depression, poor temper control, racing thoughts (affective), and delusions and hallucinations (schizophrenic). Update Date: 5/4/2004 Updated by: Ram Chandran Kalyanam, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Extractions: This section provides general information on schizoaffective disorders and describes the symptoms employed by psychiatrists as diagnostic criteria for disorders such as schizoaffective disorder, manic type and schizoaffective disorder, depressive type. Also see the separate page on the DSM approach to schizoaffective disorder In my own face-to-face and online therapy practice , I do not treat clients as manifestations of mental illnesses in need of medical fixing. No one is merely a case of bipolar disorder , an obsessive-compulsive , or a paranoid schizophrenic . In my view, formal diagnostic categories hold some value in terms of contextual information, but they play a much less important role than the specific personal circumstances of a given client. If you are a client, you are first and foremost a specific, unique individual. Nonetheless, in my experience of working with clients who have received formal psychiatric diagnoses from other mental health professionals, I have often found that clients feel they lack adequate information about what these diagnostic labels actually mean. The entries in this section aim to provide the basic facts about each of several diagnostic labels. Please note that the diagnostic information provided here is for educational purposes only and cannot replace the advice of a qualified mental health professional.
Schizoaffective Disorder: DSM Schizoaffective Disorder Symptoms Free information and resources on counselling and psychotherapy, mental health and wellness plus lowcost online therapy. http://counsellingresource.com/distress/schizophrenia/dsm/schizoaffective.html
Extractions: This section describes the symptoms of schizoaffective disorder employed by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. Also see the section on the ICD approach to schizoaffective disorder , which classifies it separately. In my own face-to-face and online therapy practice , I do not treat clients as manifestations of mental illnesses in need of medical fixing. No one is merely a case of bipolar disorder , an obsessive-compulsive , or a paranoid schizophrenic . In my view, formal diagnostic categories hold some value in terms of contextual information, but they play a much less important role than the specific personal circumstances of a given client. If you are a client, you are first and foremost a specific, unique individual. Nonetheless, in my experience of working with clients who have received formal psychiatric diagnoses from other mental health professionals, I have often found that clients feel they lack adequate information about what these diagnostic labels actually mean. The entries in this section aim to provide the basic facts about each of several diagnostic labels. Please note that the diagnostic information provided here is for educational purposes only and cannot replace the advice of a qualified mental health professional.
What Causes Of Schizoaffective Disorder? How Is It Treated? The causes of schizoaffective disorder are unknown but it is thought that both genetic and environmental factors are involved. It is clear that there is a http://www.enotalone.com/article/3045.html
Extractions: What causes of schizoaffective disorder? The causes of schizoaffective disorder are unknown but it is thought that both genetic and environmental factors are involved. It is clear that there is a chemical imbalance in neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers of the brain of people with schizoaffective disorder. However it is unclear as yet whether that is caused by the environment or whether it is as a result of a genetic predisposition. genetic causes Schizoaffective disorder occurs more often in families where other members have been diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder. This suggests that genetics has a role to play in the development of schizoaffective disorder. environmental causes Stress seems to play a key role in triggering schizoaffective disorder and subsequent relapses. It is important for people with schizoaffective disorder to live in an environment with a low degree of stress and to monitor the types of stress that cause relapses. How is Schizoaffective Disorder Treated?
Schizoaffective Disorder: Introduction And Symptoms schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which there are symptoms of mood (affect) disorders, like depression or mania, and symptoms of schizophrenia http://www.enotalone.com/article/3044.html
Extractions: Schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which there are symptoms of mood (affect) disorders, like depression or mania, and symptoms of schizophrenia present at the same time, or within a few days of each other. Usually the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is given when the schizophrenic symptoms are more pronounced; if the mood disorder is more pronounced the condition is more often called depressive or manic psychosis. There are many different definitions of these conditions, and it can be difficult for the doctors to settle on a diagnosis. About one in every two hundred people (1/2%) develops schizoaffective disorder at some time during his or her life. Some people believe that this low level of diagnosis does not represent the true level of the condition, and that many people are given a mis-diagnosis instead of a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. More recently, in another study, a quarter of all psychotic patients were eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. Schizoaffective disorder usually begins in late adolescence or early adulthood, often between the ages of sixteen and thirty. More women than men tend to suffer from schizoaffective disorder.
THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 193, Schizophrenia And Related Differentiating schizoaffective disorder from schizophrenia and affective disorder Because schizoaffective disorder is often associated with disability, http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section15/chapter193/193e.jsp
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER schizoaffective disorder can change how you think and act around others. There is no cure for schizoaffective disorder. But, medicine and therapy can help. http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/EContent_HT/cnoteShowLfts.asp?fname=02418&title=S
The Infinite Mind: Schizoaffective Disorder Hundreds of thousands of Americans have schizoaffective disorder, an overlap of This week on The Infinite Mind, we explore schizoaffective disorder, http://www.lcmedia.com/mind353.htm
Extractions: Broadcast starting week of December 15, 2004 Hundreds of thousands of Americans have schizoaffective disorder, an overlap of schizophrenia and manic depression. The illness can cause them to have both mood swings and cognitive symptoms including mania, depression and visual or aural hallucinations, and can be at grave risk of suicide. This week on The Infinite Mind , we explore schizoaffective disorder, what it's like to have the illness, how people have persevered in spite of it, and why it leaves so many doctors confused. This week's host, Dr. Fred Goodwin' s guests include Dr. Nassir Ghaemi , assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Eden Evins , of the Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program, and Dr. Corinne Cather , a cognitive behavioral therapist and clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. We'll also hear a gripping account of what it's like to live with schizoaffective disorder and hear a musical performance of Philippe Gaubert's "Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando" from
Extractions: What is Schizoaffective Disorder? (from NAMI Helpline Fact Sheet and The Harvard Medical School Mental Health Newsletter) presence of psychotic symptoms in the absence of mood changes for at least two weeks in a patient who has a mood disorder relatively rare disorder compared to the rate of schizophrenia. an approproate diagnosis when the person does not fit diagnostic standard for either schizophrenia or "affective" (mood) disorders such as depression or major depression often originally diagnosed as bipolar affective disorder (manic depression) like schizophrenia, it usually begins in early adulthood (generally earlier than mood disorders), but like mood disorders, it is much more common in women than in men, and women are much more likely than men to have their diagnosis switched from schizophrenia to schizoaffective patients diagnosed as having schizoaffective disorder, when compared with former patients diagnosed as having either schizophrenia or mood disorder one year after discharge from the hospital, were intermediate in their capacity for work, social functioning, and rate of rehospitalization. Their social life and rehospitalization rate were similar to those of patients with schizophrenia; in capacity to work they were more similar to patients with mood disorder.
Schizoaffective Disorder CHC Wausau Hospital s Medical Library and Patient Education Center provides research services and healthcare information to physicians, http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00064430.html
Extractions: The term schizoaffective disorder was first used in the 1930s to describe patients with acute psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions along with disturbed mood. These patients tended to function well before becoming psychotic; their psychotic symptoms lasted relatively briefly; and they tended to do well afterward. Over the years, however, the term schizoaffective disorder has been applied to a variety of patient groups. The current definition contained in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV DSM-IV ) recognizes patients with schizoaffective disorder as those whose mood symptoms are sufficiently severe to warrant a diagnosis of depression or other full-blown mood disorder and whose mood symptoms overlap at some period with psychotic symptoms that satisfy the diagnosis of schizophrenia (e.g. hallucinations, delusions, or thought process disorder).
Extractions: Advanced Search Or click the first letter of a drug name: A B C D ... Z Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Schizoaffective disorder Schizoaffective disorder includes elements of both psychosis and mood disorder. Psychotic symptoms mean a loss of contact with reality, and may include hallucinations (hearing voices or seeing things that are not present), and delusions (false, fixed beliefs). Symptoms of mood disorder include very low or very high mood with sleep disturbances, changes in energy and appetite, disrupted concentration, and generally poor daily function. Schizoaffective illness features a close interconnection between these 2 sets of symptoms. Causes People with this condition often seek treatment for problems with mood, daily function or intrusive thoughts.
Extractions: Advanced Search Or click the first letter of a drug name: A B C D ... Z GENERAL INFORMATION: What is it? Schizoaffective (skits-o-ah-fek-tiv) disorder is a mental illness. You will have this for a long time. It affects your mood and your thinking. Sometimes it is hard to know what is real and what is not real. Sometimes you may feel very depressed (sad), happy, or both. Schizoaffective disorder can change how you think and act around others. There is no cure for schizoaffective disorder. But, medicine and therapy can help. Causes: It is not known what causes schizoaffective disorder. You may have a chemical imbalance in the brain. Stress cannot cause you to have this illness. But, it can make the symptoms worse. You may be more likely to get this disorder if a family member has schizophrenia (skits-o-fren-e-uh). Having a relative with a mood disorder may also make it more likely for you to get schizoaffective disorder. A woman is more likely to get this illness than a man. Signs and Symptoms: Signs of schizoaffective disorder usually show up slowly. You may have changes in your eating or sleeping habits, energy level, or weight. You may feel confused, not think clearly, or not be able to make decisions. People close to you may see these changes before you do.
Aripiprazole And Depression In Schizoaffective Disorder ERRICO Aripiprazole and Depression in schizoaffective disorder. JOSEPH R. ERRICO, MD , and WILLIAM R. YATES, MD Tulsa, Okla. To the Editor Aripiprazole, http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/162/3/626-a
Outcome Of Schizoaffective Disorder At Two Long-term Follow-ups even when affective syndromes are also present, as in schizoaffective disorder. It is likely that schizoaffective disorder is not just a simple variety http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/148/10/1359
