Schizoaffective Disorder
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Schizoaffective Disorder Symptoms & Signs
The clinical signs and symptoms of schizoaffective disorder include all the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia, manic episodes, and depressive disorders. The schizophrenic and mood disorder symptoms can appear together or in an alternating fashion. The course can vary from one of exacerbations and remissions to one of a long-term deteriorating pattern. The symptoms of schizoaffective disorder vary greatly from person to person.
- Symptoms of a major depressive, manic, or mixed episode, include:
- elevated, inflated, or depressed mood
- irritability and poor temper control
- symptoms that could be seen during a manic or depressed state (i.e., changes in appetite, energy, sleep)
- Symptoms of schizophrenia that persist for at least two weeks in the absence of prominent mood symptoms:
- hallucinations (particularly auditory hallucinations, "hearing voices")
- delusions of reference (for example, believing that someone on TV or the radio is speaking directly to you or that secret messages are hidden in common objects)
- paranoia (a feeling that everyone or a particular person or agency is out to get you)
- deteriorating concern with hygiene, grooming
- incoherent speech
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