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

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s also been reported that Rob and Michelle Reiner struggled for years to get help for their son, who had been open about his drug addiction and whose diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder, a serious mental health condition, came to light following his arrest. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

He’s reportedly been diagnosed with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026

The New York Times has previously reported Reiner has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder and was also placed under a mental health conservatorship. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026

Nick has battled substance abuse since adolescence and reportedly suffers from schizoaffective disorder, which resulted in a mental health conservatorship for over a year, ending in 2021. —New York Daily News, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

schizo- + affective

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for schizoaffective

• intersubjective
• neuroprotective
• overprotective
• advective
• affective
• collective
• connective
• convective
• corrective
• defective
• detective
• directive

Medical Definition

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