schizoaffective disorder
schizoaffective disorder noun: a mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently.
Noun
schizoaffective disorder (countable and uncountable, plural schizoaffective disorders)
- A mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently.
- Dr. Melanie met with Annabelle and delivered her diagnosis: Benny was in the prodromal phase of schizoaffective disorder, and she was recommending that they stop the Ritalin and start him on an antidepressant for the mood disorder and an antipsychotic to treat the auditory hallucinations.2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 102
Forms of schizoaffective disorder
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Questions about schizoaffective disorder
- What does schizoaffective disorder mean?
- Schizoaffective disorder means a mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently.
- What part of speech is schizoaffective disorder?
- Schizoaffective disorder is a noun.
- What is the plural of schizoaffective disorder?
- The plural of schizoaffective disorder is schizoaffective disorders.
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