A lot of mental health-related disorders and diseases are not understood. While recent medical news and reports have helped to increase the general public's knowledge of certain mental health problems, some disorders are still very unknown. Schizoid Affective Disorder is one of those disorders that many people simply do not understand. Perhaps you or someone you know has been diagnosed with it and you're wondering what exactly it is. You'll soon find out a lot about schizoid.
Many people are well aware what schizophrenia is. They are also aware what mood changes are. Well, this disorder is basically a combination of schizophrenia and mood changes. It's like two disorders crossed into one, slightly different classification. Because it is not just schizophrenia nor a mood change disorder, the treatment for it will involve a little more work than some might imagine.
Since this is a disorder which is a cross between schizophrenia and mood change, you'll experience some of the same symptoms people with both these problems experience.
Symptoms you may experience are:
• Strange or unusual thoughts or perceptions.
• Paranoid thoughts and ideas.
• Delusions. You may have beliefs which are very fake and yet planted firm in your mind as being real.
• Hallucinations, such as hearing voices and seeing things which do not exist.
• Unclear or confused thoughts. You may have trouble thinking clearly and staying organized.
• Bouts of depression-sometimes severe, sometimes mild.
• Manic mood, or a sudden increase in energy and behavioral displays that are out of character
• Irritability and poor temper control.
It is worth noting that not everyone who has it experiences all these symptoms. You may experience only a few or possibly all of them.
Like many mental health issues, schizoid affective disorder's causes are a bit unknown. It has been established, though, that it is commonly passed on genetically by a family member. So if you have a parent who has it, you may end up having the disorder yourself.
It is likely to be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, much like depression is probably caused due to this same reason. A lot of mental health disorders are caused by brain chemistry being upset or "out of whack".
