About schizoaffective disorder
- Schizoaffective disorder is a chronic mental illness with overlapping periods of psychoses and major affective episodes3
- Up to 1 in 3 patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of acute or chronic psychosis* may actually have schizoaffective disorder3-5
- The temporal aspects of schizoaffective disorder present unique challenges in diagnosing patients3
- Challenges with the acute treatment of schizoaffective disorder include
*Among patients aged 18-65. Excludes psychosis due to substance abuse or any other medical disorder.