Schizoaffective disorder - Revision history

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			*[[Depression]]

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	*Medication effect		*Medication effect
			*See [[altered mental status]]
	~~===Nonorganic Causes===~~
	*~~Mood Disorder~~

	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	Rule out other organic causes including substance abuse, medication effect or other medical conditions. Consider emergency psychiatric evaluation in addition to medical evaluation.		*Rule out other organic causes including substance abuse, medication effect or other medical conditions.
			*Consider emergency psychiatric evaluation (e.g. safety assessment) in addition to medical evaluation.

	{{General ED Psychiatric Workup}}		{{General ED Psychiatric Workup}}

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			*Medication Effect

	===Nonorganic Causes===		===Nonorganic Causes===

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==Background==

==Clinical Features==
*A. An uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a major mood episode (major depressive or manic) concurrent with Criterion A of [[schizophrenia]].<ref>American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.</ref>
*B. Delusions or hallucinations for 2 or more weeks in the absence of a major mood episode (depressive or manic) during the lifetime duration of the illness.
*C. Symptoms that meet criteria for a major mood episode are present for the majority of the total duration of the active and residual portions of the illness.
*D. The disturbance is not attributable to the effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or another medical condition.

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Psychiatric Disorders with Psychotic Symptoms DDX}}

===Organic Causes===
*[[Meningitis]]
*[[Encephalitis]]
*[[Thyroid (Main)]]
*Tox Ingestions

===Nonorganic Causes===
*Mood Disorder

==Evaluation==
Rule out other organic causes including substance abuse, medication effect or other medical conditions. Consider emergency psychiatric evaluation in addition to medical evaluation.

{{General ED Psychiatric Workup}}

==Management==
{{General ED Psychiatric Management}}

==Disposition==
*Home with outpatient psychiatric services if stable, versus inpatient psychiatric admission if unstable

==See Also==
*[[Schizophrenia]]
*[[Meningitis]]
*[[Encephalitis]]

==External Links==

==References==
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[[Category:Psychiatry]]