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Posted by scatterbrained on November 29, 2003, at 15:38:20
Is a Schizo-affective illness frequetly degenerative like schizophrenia?
Posted by Bananafish on November 29, 2003, at 16:26:40
In reply to Schizophrenia VS Schizo-affective, posted by scatterbrained on November 29, 2003, at 15:38:20
> Is a Schizo-affective illness frequetly degenerative like schizophrenia?
From what I've read, schizoaffective is thought to have a better prognosis than pure schizophrenia, and is not usually as disabling.
Posted by scatterbrained on November 29, 2003, at 16:47:55
In reply to Re: Schizophrenia VS Schizo-affective, posted by Bananafish on November 29, 2003, at 16:26:40
what is the exact difference?
Posted by Bananafish on November 30, 2003, at 9:18:23
In reply to Re: Schizophrenia VS Schizo-affective » Bananafish, posted by scatterbrained on November 29, 2003, at 16:47:55
The difference is schizophrenia is primarily a thought disorder. Schizoaffective is also a mood disorder...think of it as schizophrenia with a twist of bipolar. With schizoaffective, there are clear episodes of mood variation in addition to the thought disorder.
Posted by SLS on November 30, 2003, at 11:55:44
In reply to Re: Schizophrenia VS Schizo-affective, posted by Bananafish on November 30, 2003, at 9:18:23
These are diagnostic descriptions:
Schizophrenia:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-ps01.htmlSchizoaffective:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-ps05.html
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