PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Brief Psychotic Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mania
25 Sep 2017
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Essentially someone who has schizophrenia, but has episodes of mood disorder during. Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized or catatonic behaviour, Must have at least one of the first speech. But must resolve after 6 months (no long term deterioration in function) Schizoaffective disorder: active psychosis concurrent with manic episode or mde. Hallucinations or delusions must have occurred outside mood episodes active phase as well. Mood episodes occur throughout the majority of active and residual periods. Trumps schizophrenia and mood disorders: if diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder you are not diagnosed with schizophrenia as well. Prevalence about 0. 3%, more common in women who are predisposed to depression. If the mood disorders disappear later in life, they may be moved to schizophrenia. Schizophreniform: schizophrenia that goes away within 6 months and does not reoccur. In developing countries, this is more common (closer to 1%) 2/3 diagnosed with schizophreniform will later be upgraded to schizophrenia or schizoaffective.
