Schizoaffective Disorder Blogs

The term ‘psychological profile’ was developed first to help criminal investigators determine behavioral patterns and motivations that made perpetrators commit the crime. Yet today, this phrase has a wider definition and diverse application as its efficiency and helpfulness were appreciated by various industries, from sociology and statistics to mental health care and psychotherapy practices. In […]

At present, there isn’t a unique and definite genetic test for the detection of schizophrenia. There are many factors that have been discovered through research which prove genetic, thus increasing the chances of a person developing schizophrenia. However, these are not determinant genes; even if a person has these genes, this will not confirm the […]

Mental health issues are diverse and often they are comorbid. They impact the life quality of a patient and they bring trouble to their surroundings. Among all mental disorders, there are two which sound a bit frightening if you do not know details about them. Often, people even confuse them. These two mental illnesses are […]

Unlike psychotic episodes characteristic for other types of disorders, in schizophrenia, psychotic episodes last up to 6 months. Typically, schizophrenia’s episode includes 3 phases with a prodrome phase lasting from a couple of weeks to a month. This phase is a starting phase preceding the psychosis. It shows a couple of symptoms indicating psychosis’ advent. […]

For over half of the century, scientists had no evidence for the comorbidity between schizophrenia and early blindness. Some medical experts even claim congenital blindness has a protective impact and prevents schizophrenia. Scientists believe that such a phenomenon occurs due to the sensual compensation that people with CB develop. They have advanced attention, memory, and […]

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a mental disorder is defined as a psychological syndrome or pattern. That includes distress, disability, increased risk of death, or causes a significant loss of autonomy [2]. Mental illnesses are a common problem for people around the world and in the United States. The latest […]

It should be noted that if obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is left untreated it does not cause schizophrenia since the two are rather different diseases. Here, Davis says these two trials are derived from two different kinds of anxiety, although they have several symptoms in common. The concerns that one has with OCD and schizophrenia are […]

Dementia is a complex of symptoms that denote a loss of ability to perform daily tasks independently and it gradually worsens over time. While a disease is a well-defined condition, dementia refers to a group of illnesses, neurologic, psychiatric, and medical. Alzheimer’s disease, which is neurodegenerative dementia, is more prevalent in the elderly population. In […]

Indeed, if one has schizophrenia, marriage is legal in the United States. There are no legal impediments that would prohibit people with this condition from marrying. They, like everyone else, have the right to marry as long as they follow all the standard legal rules that apply in their state. But if there are relationship […]