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Today's lesson, kids: What's the... by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Today's lesson, kids: What's the difference between schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia? Quick background: I work in a medical field where I constantly have to look at the diagnoses of different "patients." When I see a ... Read on »

Truehope: Recovery from “Schizo-Affective Disorder” by Duane Sherry, M.S. Patient Expert

Another amazing testimonial of recovery from “mental illness”… From the Truehope newsletter, Common Ground Online: Mario Leon’s Recovery From Schizo-Affective Disorder “My name is Mario Leon and I am from San Jose, Costa Rica. I was medicated from 13 to 27 years of age with all kinds of psychiatric medications. I went through a lo ... Read on »

Danny Watt’s story by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

... of the Washington Post reported the story of Danny and his parents, helping explain some of the problems of addressing the needs of children with multiple diagnoses—co-morbid schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse, in [...] Read on »

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Links by Dr. Shaheen Lakhan Medical Doctor

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... r disorder and schizophrenia. A large Danish register-based cohort study, similar to the current Swedish study, found similar results. People with first-degree relatives with schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder showed a significantly increased risk for developing any of the same diseases. A relative with bipolar disorder w ... Read on »

Post By Becca: Schizophrenia for Dummies by Liz S. Patient Expert

... ey often speak in “word salad,” or schizophasia, which means using jumbled mix of words that don’t create meaning together. 3. What’s the difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder?People with schizoaffective disorder are more high-functioning than schizophrenics. In a sort of cross between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, sch ... Read on »

Capgras syndrome and its relationship to neurodegenerative disease by Neurodoc .. Patient Expert

... body disease. 100 % of those with LBD had visual hallucinations too compared to only one with AD. In younger patients CS occurred in the context of paranoid schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, methamphetamine abuse, and immediately after massive infarctions not in any one distinctive area. Read on »

As the investigation continues, ... by Medical Quack Patient Expert

As the investigation continues, one homeless woman used the money for crack but yet her schizoaffective disorder was never treated. If one was looking to bill for additional money, and at least truly treat a patient, I would think this could have generated some ... Read on »

One Mother Sentenced to Prison, Another Found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity by Katherine S. Patient Expert

... ned later ... Lippiatt killed her two children, 4-month-old Myles and 2-year-old Silas, on April 18, 2004 ... Her defense team argued successfully that she was suffering from schizoaffective disorder and didn't know the difference between right and wrong when she killed the children." The paper stated in a previous article that " ... while living ... Read on »

a few good things... by Beautiful Mind, Complex Life Patient Expert

... meet some of these women. In one of the workshops we were giving reports of sexual harassment and some sexual violence we've experienced. I ended up telling them that I had Schizoaffective Disorder. One person behind me sounded like she was making a snide remark about it, though I am not sure she was. But everyone else was just listening as if th ... Read on »

Serious Mental Illnesses? by Valash ... gment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic conditions not otherwise specified, bipolar disorder, and severe depressive disorders." The good thing is serious mental illness can and d ... Read on »