The cause of schizoaffective disorder remains unknown and subject to continuing speculation.Some investigators believe schizoaffective disorder.may be caused by a.biological predisposition. Others disagree.

Schizoaffective disorder includes a diagnosable mood disorder. Most people with disorganized schizophrenia do not meet the diagnostic criteria for a mood disorder. There may be some overlap between disorganized schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder with unipolar depression. However, positive symptoms (such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech) will be present more prominently in people with schizoaffective disorder.

Schizoaffective is a type of mood disorder.

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Schizoaffective disorder is a condition where symptoms of both psychotic and mood disorders are present together during one episode (or within a two-week period of each other). The word schizoaffective has two parts: 'schizo–' refers to psychotic symptoms. and '–affective' refers to mood symptoms.

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Antipsychotic medications used to treat schizophrenia and the antidepressant drugs and mood stabilizers used in depression and bipolar disorder are the primary treatments for schizoaffective disorder. alternative therapies.Acupuncture.homeopathy.