Posted by sdjeff on January 5, 2005, at 21:24:49
I was reading over the DSM-IV criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder and it raised some interesting questions.
I seem to fit the criteria fo Schizoaffective Disorder, Depressive type.
These are my main depressive symptoms:
1. depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, as indicated by either subjective report (e.g., feels sad or empty) or observation made by others (e.g., appears tearful).
2. markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities most of the day, nearly every day (as indicated by either subjective account or observation made by others)
3. hypersomnia nearly every day
4. psychomotor retardation nearly every day (observable by others, not merely subjective feelings of restlessness or being slowed down)
5. fatigue or loss of energy every day
6. feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day (not merely self-reproach or guilt about being sick)
7. diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day (either by subjective account or as observed by others)
8. recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicideHere are my symptoms related to Schizophrenia:
1. hallucinations
2. disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)
3. negative symptoms, i.e., affective flattening, alogia, or avolition
4. During the same period of illness, there have been delusions or hallucinations for at least 2 weeks in the absence of prominent mood symptoms.
5. Symptoms that meet criteria for a mood episode are present for a substantial portion of the total duration of the active and residual periods of the illness.
6. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.Specific Type:
Depressive Type: if the disturbance only includes Major Depressive EpisodesAssociated features:
Learning Problem
Hypoactivity
Depressed Mood
Somatic Dysfunction
Guilt
Odd/Eccentric/Suspicious Personality
Anxious/Fearful/Dependent PersonalityI have auditory and visual hallucenations, mostly auditory. The voices I hear are my own and my dads. They tend to offer a running commentary on how I'm doing, usually not positive.
I tend to be suicidal when I'm not very depressed and when I'm extremely depressed.
I always have a depressed mood. I think I may also suffer from Dysthemia.
I feel flat and adhedonic most of the time.
If I come up with more, I'll post it.
Thanks for reading.
poster:sdjeff
thread:438299
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