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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania. Hallucinations involve seeing things or hearing voices that others don't observe. Delusions involve believing things that are not real or not true.
The two types of schizoaffective disorder — both of which include some symptoms of schizophrenia — are:...
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Schizoaffective disorder symptoms may vary from person to person. People with the condition have psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions. They also can have symptoms of a mood disorder. This type of schizophrenia could be the bipolar type, which features bouts of mania and sometimes depression. Or it could be the depressive type, which features bouts of depression.
How schizoaffective disorder starts and how it affects people may vary. But defining features include a major bout of d...
While it isn't known what causes schizoaffective disorder, genes that are passed down through families likely play a part.
People with schizoaffective disorder generally respond best to medicines along with talk therapy and life skills training. Talk therapy also is known as psychotherapy. Treatment varies, depending on the type and severity of symptoms and whether the disorder is the depressive or bipolar type. Some people may need a stay in a hospital. Long-term treatment can help manage symptoms.
In general, healthcare professionals prescribe medicines fo...
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