Let’s first look at some definitions and information about schizoaffective disorder. This disorder is characterized by having continuous psychotic illness along with intermittent mood episodes.
So what does that mean? Basically, it means that someone with schizoaffective experiences schizophrenia and a mood disorder at the same time.
The mood disorder could be major depressive episodes or manic and depressive episodes, which is called bipolar disorder. To add to the confusion of this disorder, there are three types of bipolar episodes someone can experience.
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