schizoaffective disorder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of schizoaffective disorder
1930–35; schizo(phrenic) ( def. ) + affective
Example Sentences
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In “God Knows Where I Am,” Linda Bishop, diagnosed variously as having “bipolar disorder with psychosis” or schizoaffective disorder, drifts “between shelters, hospitals, and jail” before finding refuge in a deserted farmhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Dr MacRae, who had a schizoaffective disorder, had been in hospital for six weeks before she died.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
He battled depression and was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, which manifested itself in auditory hallucinations, among other symptoms.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Mental health professionals at the prison diagnosed him with schizoaffective disorder, a type of severe mental illness accompanied by hallucinations or delusions and depression.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
Thomas has long-standing diagnoses of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, and the delusions that characterize his illness are religious in nature and extend across decades.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2023
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