Schizoaffective disorder and associated notes .pptx

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1. Schizoaffective disorder

2. Introduction Schizoaffective disorder is an episodic disorder in which the diagnostic requirements of schizophrenia and a manic, mixed, or moderate or severe depressive episode are met within the same episode of illness, either simultaneously or within a few days of each other . Prominent symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g. delusions, hallucinations, disorganization in the form of thought, experiences of influence, passivity and control) are accompanied by typical symptoms of a depressive episode (e.g. depressed mood, loss of interest, reduced energy ), a manic episode (e.g., elevated mood, increase in the quality and speed of physical and mental activity) or a mixed episode.

3. Psychomotor disturbances, including catatonia, may be present. Symptoms must have persisted for at least one month . The symptoms are not a manifestation of another health condition (e.g., a brain tumor) and are not due to the effect of a substance or medication on the central nervous system (e.g., corticosteroids), including withdrawal (e.g., alcohol withdrawal ).

4. Delusional disorder Delusional disorder is characterized by the development of a delusion or set of related delusions that persist for at least 3 months (usually much longer), which occur in the absence of a Depressive, Manic, or Mixed mood episode. Other characteristic symptoms of Schizophrenia (e.g. persistent auditory hallucinations, disorganized thinking, negative symptoms) are not present, although various forms of perceptual disturbances (e.g., hallucinations, illusions, misidentifications of persons ) thematically related to the delusion are still consistent with the diagnosis.

5. Apart from actions and attitudes directly related to the delusion or delusional system , affect, speech, and behavior are typically unaffected. The symptoms are not a manifestation of another disorder or disease that is not classified under Mental , behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., a brain tumor) and are not due to the effect of a substance or medication on the central nervous system (e.g ., corticosteroids), including withdrawal effects (e.g., alcohol withdrawal).

6. Acute and transient psychotic disorder Acute and transient psychotic disorder is characterized by acute onset of psychotic symptoms that emerge without a prodrome and reach their maximal severity within two weeks. Symptoms may include delusions, hallucinations, disorganization of thought processes, perplexity or confusion, and disturbances of affect and mood. Catatonia-like psychomotor disturbances may be present.

7. Symptoms typically change rapidly, both in nature and intensity, from day to day, or even within a single day . The duration of the episode does not exceed 3 months, and most commonly lasts from a few days to 1 month. The symptoms are not a manifestation of another health condition (e.g., a brain tumor) and are not due to the effect of a substance or medication on the central nervous system (e.g., corticosteroids), including withdrawal (e.g., alcohol withdrawal).