schizoaffective disorder
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English
50
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Dr. Melanie met with Annabelle and delivered her diagnosis: Benny was in the prodromal phase of schizoaffective disorder, and she was recommending that they stop the Ritalin and start him on an antidepressant for the mood disorder and an antipsychotic to treat the auditory hallucinations."