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Old Dec 01, 2012, 09:26 AM
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Ok can someone explain the difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder?
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Old Dec 01, 2012, 09:44 AM
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As I understand it, schizoaffective disorder is schizophenia with a mood disorder, like depression or bipolar. Maybe someone else could elaborate a bit further.
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Old Dec 01, 2012, 09:49 AM
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That's what i was thinking....i thought it was like mild schizophrenia with bipolar and sometimes depression....
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Old Dec 01, 2012, 11:55 AM
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Schizoaffective is a psychotic disorder that has mood disorder components. The difference is with schizophrenia by itself there is no mood disorder that can be diagnosed. With schizoaffective disorder there are 2 types. There is the depressive type and the bipolar type. The depressive type has a poorer prognosis than the bipolar type. Schizophrenia is purely a psychotic disorder and while schizoaffective is also a psychotic disorder, people (according to most reports) are slightly better off with schizoaffective than schizophrenia. Also the difference between (if anyone wants to know) schizoaffective and bipolar is that with schizoaffective, there are at least 2 weeks of psychotic symptoms WITHOUT a mood problem. People with schizoaffective also needs a mood stabilizer (especially the bipolar type) rather than just an anti-psychotic.
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Old Dec 18, 2012, 04:10 PM
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I am glad I read this. I am new to these forums and my 24 year old daughter has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but now am wondering if she is schizoaffective. I, and my family are really struggling with what to do and how to get her the best care.
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