What is schizoaffective disorder?

Schizoaffective disorder is a category of mental conditions that includes symptoms of schizophrenia and affective disorders. It has features of both schizophrenia, including hallucinations, delusions, and distorted thinking, and a mood component, such as depression or mania.

How do members experience schizoaffective disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with schizoaffective disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for schizoaffective disorder*

*Data from patients with schizoaffective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with schizoaffective disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Abilify)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizoaffective disorder (6 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
6
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (7)
Treatment

(Zyprexa)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizoaffective disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment

(Invega)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment

(Risperdal)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (2)
Treatment

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (1)

*Data from patients with schizoaffective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has schizoaffective disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 116
30s 288
40s 383
50s 361
60s 202
70+ 52

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 415
Female 964

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What is schizoaffective disorder?

Schizoaffective disorder is a category of mental conditions that includes symptoms of schizophrenia and affective disorders. It has features of both schizophrenia, including hallucinations, delusions, and distorted thinking, and a mood component, such as depression or mania.



Common symptoms reported by people with schizoaffective disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for schizoaffective disorder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Abilify)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
417
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (7)
Treatment name(s)

(Zyprexa)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
323
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Invega)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
138
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Risperdal)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
438
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Zoloft)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
340
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (1)

Data from patients with schizoaffective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with schizoaffective disorder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Abilify)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizoaffective disorder (6 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
6
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (7)
Treatment name(s)

(Zyprexa)
Perceived effectiveness
for schizoaffective disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Invega)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Risperdal)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Zoloft)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
schizoaffective disorder (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with schizoaffective disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has schizoaffective disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 9 new patients joined this month
  • 864 say schizoaffective disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 116
30s 288
40s 383
50s 361
60s 202
70+ 52
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 233
20-29 years 116
30-39 years 68
40-49 years 30
50-59 years 11
60-69 years 0
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 415
Female 964

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 587
Not Diagnosed 24

These charts show data from schizoaffective disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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