symptoms of schizophrenia affective disorder
Schizoaffective disorder is a condition in which a person experiences a combination of schizophrenia symptoms â such as hallucinations or delusions â and mood disorder symptoms, such as mania or depression.chizoaffective disorder is not as well understood or well defined as other mental health conditions. This is largely because schizoaffective disorder is a mix of mental health conditions â including schizophrenic and mood disorder features â that may run a unique course in each affected person.
Schizoaffective disorder is defined by mood disorder-free psychosis in the context of a long-term psychotic and mood disorder. Psychosis must meet criterion A for schizophrenia which may include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, thinking or behavior and negative symptoms.enetic studies do not support the view that schizophrenia, psychotic mood disorders and schizoaffective disorder are distinct etiological entities, but rather the evidence suggests the existence of common inherited vulnerability that increases the risks for all these syndromes.