schizoaffective
adjective
schizo·af·fec·tive
ˈskit-(ˌ)sō-a-ˈfek-tiv 
variants
or less commonly schizo-affective
: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)
schizoaffective patients
schizoaffective disorder
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Another man, who suffered from schizoaffective disorder, had been mostly segregated from other detainees for two years when he was found hanging, and later died.
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Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The cause is personal for Close as her sister, Jessie, lives with bipolar disorder and her nephew, Calen, lives with schizoaffective disorder.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Vargas Arango took the class assignment as a chance to open up about his rare mental health condition, schizoaffective disorder, with hopes of challenging misconceptions around mental illness.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
One is a terrifying menace with a cleaver, the other is...an actor diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder who gets way too method and starts killing people, only to eventually get killed by the real Butcher ghost, with a cleaver.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
The cause is personal for Close as her sister, Jessie, lives with bipolar disorder and her nephew, Calen, lives with schizoaffective disorder.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Vargas Arango took the class assignment as a chance to open up about his rare mental health condition, schizoaffective disorder, with hopes of challenging misconceptions around mental illness.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
One is a terrifying menace with a cleaver, the other is...an actor diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder who gets way too method and starts killing people, only to eventually get killed by the real Butcher ghost, with a cleaver.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Schizoaffective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schizoaffective. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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schizoaffective
adjective
schizo·af·fec·tive
-a-ˈfek-tiv
variants
also schizo-affective
: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (such as major depression or bipolar disorder)
schizoaffective disorders
schizoaffective patients
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