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Well, depression is a symptom of Schizophrenia, but I don't think that he could be fully schizo if he's BP. I think that he may be just schizotypal because of a depressive disorder. I think that all you have to do to understand him better is to simply ask for an easy explaination. Talking to him will help the both of you understand each other better, without (m)any pressures.

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HIs psychosis and manic episodes sound much too severe to be classified as schizotypal disorder. She decribed how he has had full blown psychotic episodes and violent manic episodes.
Schizotypal disorder is like a mild form of schizophrenia, and depression isn;t always involved in it.

If he is having schizophrenic symptoms along with Bipolar symptoms, the diagnosis would probably be Schizoaffective disorder:bipolar type.

-Becka