Schizoaffective disorder

A mental health condition including schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms.

Overview

Schizoaffective disorder may have psychotic symptoms and mood disturbances that occur at the same time or appear interchangeably. Cycles of severe symptoms are often followed by a period of improvement.

Symptoms

Symptoms may include delusions, depressed episodes, manic periods of high energy, and hallucinations.

Treatments

People with this disorder generally do best with a combination of medications and counseling.