Course of schizoaffective psychosis: further data from a retrospective study

This study investigated the clinical course and outcome of 72 patients, diagnosed as suffering from schizoaffective psychosis (according to ICD-9 criteria) who also satisfied Research Diagnostic Criteria for schizoaffective disorder. The current overall functioning of these patients was related to the number and frequency of episodes, regardless of the duration of the illness: the lesser the number or frequency of relapses, the better the overall functioning. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences in psychosocial impairment between bipolar and unipolar schizoaffective disorder.