What Is Schizoaffective Disorder?
7. How Do Doctors Diagnose Schizoaffective Disorder?
Because it is so easy to misdiagnose, doctors must take special care when working with patients showing symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. The doctor may look for instances where the person showed both traditional schizophrenic systems while experiencing mania or depressive symptoms. Delusions that continue beyond a major mood episode can also point to schizoaffective disorder.
The doctor must also rule out other potential causes of the symptoms. For instance, someone currently taking mind-altering drugs and suffering from depression could easily present as having schizoaffective disorder, when it is not in fact the case.
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