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Bipolar Symptoms, Brain Illness, depression, mania, Psychosis, Schizoaffective, schizophrenia

What is schizoaffective disorder?

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What is schizoaffective disorder?

Schizoaffective disorder: What is it? It is a mental disorder characterized by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms (hallucinations/delusions) and mood disorder symptoms (depression or mania)   Types of Schizoaffective disorder: Bipolar type- episodes of mania and sometimes major depression Depressive type- only major depressive episodes     Symptoms: can vary from person to person impaired [...]

Bipolar Symptoms, depression, mania, Psychosis

Bipolar Psychosis: The Basics

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Bipolar Psychosis: The Basics

  What is psychosis? Psychosis: a distorted or nonexistent connection with reality; the inability to distinguish between the "real" world and subjective perceptions (delusions and/or hallucinations)   When does it occur? In bipolar disorder, psychosis can occur during extreme mania (Bipolar Type 1). It can also occur during bipolar depression (less common).   How common [...]