2007-03-14 21:09:16 · 5 answers · asked by Phillip 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Schizoaffective Disorder is not very well understood. Many psychiatrists consider it a variant of mood disorders but some see it as a variant of schizophrenia. Basically the only difference is in Bipolar Disorder psychotic symptoms such as delusions and hallucinations are only present when the person is experiencing a full mood disorder episode. In Schizoaffective Disorder the person has full mood syndromes concurrent with psychotic symptoms but has delusions and/or hallucinations that persist after the mood symptoms remit. The brain is a very complex organ and much more research is needed to better understand schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and major mood disorders.
2007-03-14 23:04:24 · answer #1 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They're sort of similar. Bipolar disorder is a disorder in which a person switches between manic and depressive states of mood. Mania is characterized by things like being overly euphoric, optimistic, more of a risk taker, sometimes paranoid or suspicious (among other things. this is a quick summary). Depression is characterized by things like sadness, guilt, hopelessness, etc.
Schizoaffective disorder occurs when a person shows psychotic symptoms along with those of a mood disorder. Symptoms of psychosis include delusions and hallucinations. A person can have either depressive- or bipolar-type schizoaffective disorder, so a person diagnosed with bipolar-type would be similar to a person with bipolar disorder, only they would also have the psychotic symptoms present.
The references link a couple of good wiki articles on the disorders. Hope this answers your question. :)
2007-03-15 04:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by kaitlyne 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bipolar is a condition which takes you to two extremes -- Depression and an Amphetamine-like high. Schizoid personality is basically withdrawal from society and living in a fantasty world.
2007-03-15 04:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Ozz 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi, you have six questions happening at the moment, bit confusing as I wasn't sure which one to answer. You have a huge interest in mental health and medications, ever thought you should train to be a mental health nurse, that way you are doing good stuff, and learning all the questions to your answers.
2007-03-15 04:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by judles 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When you Have Bipolar Disorder you usually can still spell correctly
2007-03-15 04:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋