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What's the difference between schizoaffective disorder and full-blown schizophrenia?
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Schizo: Schizophrenia is thought disorder, schizoaffective is both disorganized thoughts with affective component not meeting criteria of bipolar disorder.
Answered 6/20/2015
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Both illnesses: Are "full blown" illnesses! in schizophrenia, psychotic symptoms a predominate. In schizoaffective disorder, both mood and psychotic symptom predominate.
Answered 10/3/2016
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