THE STATUS OF SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER, DEPRESSIVE TYPE

Dương Minh Tâm1,2, Trần Nguyễn Ngọc1,2,
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 National Mental Health Institute, Bach Mai Hospital

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Our study aimed to describe the status of schizoaffective disorder, depressive type in patients  treated in Institute of Mental Health - Bach Mai hospital. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study, including  40 patients diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, depressive type  according to ICD-10 criteria (F25.2). Results: the mean age of patients was 30.3±8.2 years. There were more women than men, and the female/male ratio was about  1.4/1. The majority of patients were married (55.0%), had a high level of education at university - college  (65.0%) and lived in rural areas (72.5%). Up to 32.5% were misdiagnosed as acute psychotic disorder (17.5%) or depressive disorder (15%). Approximately 20% of patients with schizoaffective disorder had a family members who suffering a  psychotic disorder, and up to 50% of cases began after a traumatic event.

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