A report on Schizoaffective disorder and Psychiatric medication

Emil Kraepelin's dichotomy (c. 1898) continues to influence classification and diagnosis in psychiatry.
Ritalin sustained-release (SR) 20 mg tablets
Karl Kahlbaum (1828–1899)
Emil Kraepelin (1856–1926). Embracing the Kraepelinian dichotomy in DSM-III in 1980, while a step forward from psychodynamic explanations of the disorder, introduced significant problems in schizoaffective disorder diagnosis, as explained recently by the DSM-5 workgroup.

Mood stabilizers, which treat bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder.

- Psychiatric medication

Because psychosis may be precipitated or exacerbated by common classes of psychiatric medications, such as antidepressants, ADHD stimulant medications, and sleep medications, prescribed medication-induced psychosis should be ruled out, particularly for first-episode psychosis.

- Schizoaffective disorder
Emil Kraepelin's dichotomy (c. 1898) continues to influence classification and diagnosis in psychiatry.

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Olanzapine, an example of a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic

Antipsychotic

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Olanzapine, an example of a second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic
Chlorpromazine
Haloperidol
Quetiapine
Advertisement for Thorazine (chlorpromazine) from the 1950s, reflecting the perceptions of psychosis, including the now-discredited perception of a tendency towards violence, from the time when antipsychotics were discovered

Antipsychotics, also known as neuroleptics, are a class of psychotropic medication primarily used to manage psychosis (including delusions, hallucinations, paranoia or disordered thought), principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.

Schizoaffective disorder most commonly in conjunction with either an antidepressant (in the case of the depressive subtype) or a mood stabiliser (in the case of the bipolar subtype).

A bottle of lithium capsules. Lithium is the "classic" mood stabilizer.

Mood stabilizer

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A bottle of lithium capsules. Lithium is the "classic" mood stabilizer.

A mood stabilizer is a psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized by intense and sustained mood shifts, such as bipolar disorder and the bipolar type of schizoaffective disorder.

The prevalence of mental illness is higher in more economically unequal countries

Mental disorder

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Behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

Behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

The prevalence of mental illness is higher in more economically unequal countries
"Haus Tornow am See" (former manor house), Germany from 1912 is today separated into a special education school and a hotel with integrated work/job- and rehabilitation-training for people with mental disorders
Deaths from mental and behavioral disorders per million persons in 2012
Eight patients representing mental diagnoses as of the 19th century at the Salpêtrière, Paris.
A patient in a strait-jacket and barrel contraption, 1908
Insulin shock procedure, 1950s
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Giorgio Antonucci
Thomas Szasz

Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options.

Schizoaffective disorder is a category used for individuals showing aspects of both schizophrenia and affective disorders.