Posted by mila on August 31, 2001, at 12:45:09
In reply to bipolar Affective?, posted by bandolph on August 31, 2001, at 10:32:36
> What the heck does the affective part mean.
you better ask your doc (if it is your diagnosis). It seems to me that this expression means 'schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type', which means 'symptoms of bipolar disorder (of either kind) concurrent with at least 2 symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, or affective flattening'. diagnoses per se are not good or bad, they simply capture the symptoms and guide docs in biological and psychosocial treatment options. if you are interested in whether prognosis is good or bad, the numbers that i have are
55% of people with bipolar disorder symptoms recover after drug treatment and family therapy
>60% of people with symptoms of schizophrenia recover (do not relapse after 2 years)after combined drug therapy+social skills training+family stress management.hope this helps
mila
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