schizoaffective
adjective
schizo·af·fec·tive
ˈskit-(ˌ)sō-a-ˈfek-tiv 
variants
or less commonly schizo-affective
: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)
schizoaffective patients
schizoaffective disorder
Examples of schizoaffective in a Sentence
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During a stay at Winnebago Mental Health Institute at age 17, Williams was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and possible schizoaffective disorder.
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Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Shi’s lawyers have contended that their client was suffering from a schizoaffective disorder and post traumatic stress brought on by the divorce paperwork.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Wilson has long suffered from mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, with the latter known to cause hallucinations, paranoia and distorted reality.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
Wilson, who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and mild bipolar disorder, was under the strict supervision of psychologist Eugene Landy at the time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
Dotson-Stephens died Dec. 14, 2018, from cardiovascular disease, contributed to by schizoaffective disorder, the Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled.
—Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
Andrew Iles, an Air Force veteran who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, also struggled to get consistent treatment at the clinic, ProPublica found.
—ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
By then, Andrew had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a mental illness marked by a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
Medications for schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder have very significant side effects.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Shi’s lawyers have contended that their client was suffering from a schizoaffective disorder and post traumatic stress brought on by the divorce paperwork.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Wilson has long suffered from mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, with the latter known to cause hallucinations, paranoia and distorted reality.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
Wilson, who has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and mild bipolar disorder, was under the strict supervision of psychologist Eugene Landy at the time.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
Dotson-Stephens died Dec. 14, 2018, from cardiovascular disease, contributed to by schizoaffective disorder, the Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled.
—Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2022
Andrew Iles, an Air Force veteran who was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, also struggled to get consistent treatment at the clinic, ProPublica found.
—ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2024
By then, Andrew had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, a mental illness marked by a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms.
—Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
Medications for schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder have very significant side effects.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
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schizoaffective
adjective
schizo·af·fec·tive
-a-ˈfek-tiv
variants
also schizo-affective
: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)
schizoaffective disorders
schizoaffective patients
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