A review of schizoaffective disorder: I. Current concepts.
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.
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Fanshawe College, London, Ontario.
D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors