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Re: Abilify drug reaction? » lauran

Posted by SLS on March 16, 2003, at 12:31:13

In reply to Re: Abilify drug reaction? » SLS, posted by lauran on March 16, 2003, at 11:50:19

> Hi Scott. Could you briefly sum up the difference between affective and schizoid disorder? Is this question too broad? If so, I'll go to the books. Just curious though.
>
> Thanks.


Hi.

The word 'affect' refers to mood or emotion.

example: "His face betrayed his depressed affect."

The word 'affective' means of mood or mood content. Thus 'affective disorder' means mood disorder (unipolar major depression, bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, dysthymia, psychotic depression).

The word 'schizoid' refers to distortions of reality, along with disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.

I guess the easiest way to look at it is as mood disorder versus thought disorder.

There is also a separate illness known as 'schizoffective' disorder. It has features of, and resembles both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Generally, both mood stabilizers and antipsychotics are required to treat it adequately.


- Scott

 

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