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Background: Schizophrenia (SZ) and schizoaffective disorders (SA) are associated with cognitive deficits. Generally, a schizoaffective diagnosis is associated with better prognosis on the level of social integration. It is also well established that cognition is an important factor for good social outcome in schizophrenia. We hypothesized that, although patients suffering from SA share symptoms with SZ, they can be differentiated on the basis of neurocognitive function and that SA perform better in several domains. Method: Performances of two groups SA (N=13) and SZ (N=44) were compared on several visual-motor tasks using CANTAB [Motor Screening (MOT), Reaction Time (RTI), Paired Associates Learning Task (PAL), and Stockings of Cambridge items (SOC)]. The two groups were matched for symptom severity. ANOVA with repeated measures was employed to determine whether any difference in cognitive scores during a 2-year period was significantly related to the diagnostic status. Results: A significant and durable difference was observed between SZ and SA on motor screening and explicit memory tests where SA performed better. Conclusion: Neurocognitive tests may be relevant for distinguishing schizoaffective from schizophrenia, chiefly via tests tapping into visuo-spatial and visuo-motor coordination abilities (e.g., paired associated learning and motor screening). ... Read more

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Schizoaffective DisorderHundreds of thousands of Americans have schizoaffective disorder, an overlap of schizophrenia and manic depression. The illness can cause them to have both mood swings and cognitive symptoms including mania, depression and visual or aural hallucinations, and can be at grave risk of suicide.This week on The Infinite Mind, we explore schizoaffective disorder, what it's like to have the illness, how people have persevered in spite of it, and why it leaves so many doctors confused.Dr. Fred Goodwin's guests include Dr. Nassir Ghaemi, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Eden Evins, of the Massachusetts General Hospital Schizophrenia Program, and Dr. Corinne Cather, a cognitive behavioral therapist and clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital.We'll also hear a gripping account of what it's like to live with schizoaffective disorder and hear a musical performance of Philippe Gaubert's "Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando" from Tracy Harris, a professional flutist living with the disorder, and a remarkable recreation of what it's like to hear aural hallucinations as recreated by a leading Broadway sound designer, based on the descriptions of a young woman who is living with the illness. John and Katie Cadigan discuss their new documentary film, "People Say I'm Crazy," which chronicles John's diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder. And John Hockenberry looks at the steep rise in the number of suicides on military bases, and what the resulting government response can teach the rest of us about the need for access to mental health care.Hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin and produced by the Peabody Award winning Lichtenstein Creative Media . ... Read more

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The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders is a comprehensive two-volume set providing detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, in an easy-to-use format. It includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders.

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The functional psychoses, medical diseases with no known biological causes (for example, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders), continue to be classed as illnesses of unknown origin, and the validity of diagnostic concepts therefore also depends on extrinsic criteria such as course and outcome, results of biological and genetic investigation, and response to treatment. Operational diagnostic criteria, or the process of defining a psychosis by studying its manifestations, are the main subject of this book, which presents a comprehensive review of the present state of diagnostic formulations for functional psychoses.From the early nosological and pathogenetic concepts of Kraepelin, Bleuler. Schneider, and Kasanin, the authors trace the development, internationally, of the various classifications of the functional psychoses, culminating among others in those embodied in the latest International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) formulations. This is a revised and expanded edition of Diagnostic Criteria for Schizophrenic and Affective Psychoses and is also published under the auspices of the World Psychiatric Association.Diagnostic criteria have been selected for inclusion on the basis of their historic importance, their influence on current diagnostic systems, their international scope, and their scientific importance. ... Read more

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Today Psychoneuroimmunology has established its identity as an area of exact study in psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine, as well as psycho-oncologythe study of malignant neoplasm. Psychoneuroimmunology is becoming very common in medical research. ... Read more

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The psychTracker series is designed to assist the person with a mental illness to gain insight and take further control over their well-being. This is a unique journaling and charting system in which daily charting of specific symptoms allows the user to begin to find their own personal symptoms that may be indicative of a relapse. Through daily journaling, the user begins to see relationships between symptoms, events, and moods. Not only does this empower the consumer, it provides for an excellent tool they can take to their provider to show them exactly how they have been acting, reacting, and handling life. There are different versions available for different major disorders. ... Read more