Covariance of affective and schizophrenic symptoms in schizoaffective psychosis.
A case report of a patient with schizophrenic and affective symptoms in remarkable correlations (r = .94) is presented to highlight difficulties in documenting the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. Proposed solutions include the frequent use of appropriate rating scales, recognizing that postpsychotic depression is common and may mimic primary affective disorders, and employing statistical methods applicable to the individual case.
D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology