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A. Uninterrupted Period of Illness during which there

is a major mode episode.

B. Delusions and Hallucinations for 2 or more weeks

in the absence of a major mood episode.

C. Symptoms that meet criteria for a major mood

episode are present for the majority of the total

duration of the active and residual portions of

illness

D. The Disturbance is not attributed to the effects of a

substance or another

medication.

Schizoaffective disorder appears to be

about one-third as common as

schizophrenia.

Lifetime prevalence is estimated to be

0.3%.

Incidence is higher in female than males.

Typical age is early adulthood but it can

occur anywhere from adolescence to late in

life.

May occur in a variety of temporal patterns.

Typical pattern: individual may have

pronounced auditory hallucination and

persecutory delusions for 2 months

Psychotic symptoms & full major

depressive episode are present for

3months.

Individual recovers completely from

major depressive episode, but the

psychotic symptoms persist for another

month before it will disappear.

A.Presence of one or both of the ff. symptoms:

1.Delusions

2.Hallucinations

B.There is evidence from the history, physicalexamination, or laboratory finding of both 1 and 2

1.The symptoms is developed during or soon aftersubstance intoxication or withdrawal or after exposureto a medication.

2.The involve substance or medication is capable ofproducing the symptoms.

C.The disturbance is not better explained by a psychotic

disorder that is not a substance/medication-induced. Such

evidence of an independent psychotic disorder could

include the ff:

Symptoms preceded the onset of the

substance/medication use.

Symptoms persist for a substantial period of time after

the cessation of acute withdrawal or severe intoxication.

There is other evidence of an independent non-

substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder.

Prevalence in general population is

unknown.

7%-25% of individual is reported to

have substance/medication-induced

psychotic disorder, presenting the first

episode.

The initiation of the disorder may vary considerably withthe substances such alcohol and cocaine that will inducedpsychotic disorder and hallucination.

Persecutory delusions may rapidly develop shortly afteruse of substances.

Substance or medication induced psychotic disorder mayat times persist when the offending agent is removed.

It will evoke temporary psychotic state that cansometime persist for weeks or longer despite of theremoval of the agent.

1.Stupor

2.Catalepsy

3.Waxy flexibility

4.Mutism

5.Negativism

6.Posturing

7.Mannerism

8.Stereotypy

9.Agitation

10.Grimacing

11.Echolalia

12.echopraxia

When the psychomotor disturbance involve at least 3 of the 12 diagnostic features.

Diagnosed in an inpatient setting.

Occur in 35% of schizophrenia but the majority cases involve has depressive or bipolar disorder.

1.Stupor

2.Catalepsy

3.Waxy flexibility

4.Mutism

5.Negativism

6.Posturing

7.Mannerism

8.Stereotypy

9.Agitation

10.Grimacing

11.Echolalia

12.echopraxia

B.There must be a evidence that catatonia is

attributed from another medical condition.

C.Disturbance is not explained by another

medical disorder.

D.Disturbance does not occur exclusively

during the course of delirium.

E.There must be at least 3 of the 12 clinical

features

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