schizoaffective disorder

[ skit-soh-uh-fek-tiv, skit-soh- ]

noun

1. a psychotic disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and affective disorder occur simultaneously.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schizoaffective disorder¹

1930–35; schizo(phrenic) ( def ) + affective

Example Sentences

He used to go to a clinic where they gave him injectable medication for his schizoaffective disorder, but it went online-only during the pandemic and he hadn’t adjusted well.

From Washington Post