DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder A. uninterrupted period of illness during which there is either a major depre...
DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder
A. uninterrupted period of illness during which there is either a major depressive episode (MDE), manic episode, or a mixed episode concurrent with symptoms meeting criteria A for schizophrenia
B. in the same period, delusions or hallucinations for at least 2 weeks in the absence of prominent mood symptoms
C. symptoms that meet criteria for a mood episode are present for a substantial portion of total duration of active and residual periods of the illness
D. the disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or GMC
- treatment: antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants
- prognosis: between that of schizophrenia and that of mood disorder
