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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that combines symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorders. People with this disorder experience both psychotic symptoms and mood episodes.
Schizoaffective disorder has two main types of symptoms:
Psychotic symptoms (like in schizophrenia):
Mood symptoms:
Psychotic symptoms must be present without mood symptoms for at least 2 weeks.[1]
There are two main types of schizoaffective disorder:
The exact cause is unknown, but factors that may contribute include:
Schizoaffective disorder is diagnosed by a special doctor called a psychiatrist. Diagnosis is based on:
Treatment usually involves a combination of:
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