title: A review of schizoaffective disorder: I. Current concepts.
abstract: This paper reviews recent literature on schizoaffective disorder. Research studies of diagnosis, clinical course and outcome and family history are evaluated. It is concluded that schizoaffective disorder is a heterogeneous category which includes patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, a genetically distinct psychosis and a genetic disposition to both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
authors.affiliation: Fanshawe College, London, Ontario.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lapensée
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors