Differential consideration
Schizoaffective disorder
F25.xPsychotic Disorders
Why consider it
mood episode for majority of illness duration
Criteria and features to review
- A. Uninterrupted period of illness including a major mood episode (MDE or manic) concurrent with Schizophrenia Criterion A symptoms
- B. Delusions or hallucinations for ≥2 weeks in the absence of a major mood episode during the lifetime course
- C. Major mood episodes present for majority of the total active and residual illness duration
- D. Not attributable to substances or another medical condition
Questions to clarify
- Which documented criteria and exclusions are met for each possibility?
- What timeline, course, and functional change best distinguishes the alternatives?
- Are substance, medication, medical, developmental, and contextual explanations adequately assessed?