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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The cause is personal for Close as her sister, Jessie, lives with bipolar disorder and her nephew, Calen, lives with schizoaffective disorder.
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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
Her private debt has nearly doubled In October, Sabrina was approved for disability benefits through Social Security because of her schizoaffective bipolar disorder.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
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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
Her private debt has nearly doubled In October, Sabrina was approved for disability benefits through Social Security because of her schizoaffective bipolar disorder.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 Aug. 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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