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md_sdd_3

Md Sdd 3
Instrument: Longitudinal Interval Follow-up Evaluation (LIFE)
Form: Mood_Disorder
Type: Checkbox
Source File: LIFE_2026-01-30
Year Commenced: 2008
Collection Frequency: Biannually
Required: No
Identifier: No

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Diagnostic criteria for schizoaffective disorder, depressed an uninterrupted period of illness during which, at some time, there is a major depressive episode (which must include criterion a(1) for major depression: depressed mood) concurrent with symptoms that meet criterion a for schizophrenia: characteristic symptoms: at least two of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a one month (or less if successfully treated) note: only one criterion a symptom is required if delusion are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping a running commentary on the person;s behavior or thought, or two or more voices conversing with each other.

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1, A.(1) Delusions 2, A.(2) Hallucinations 3, A.(3) Disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence) 4, A.(4) Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior 5, A.(5) Negative symptoms, i.e., affective flattening, alogia, or avolition 6, B. During the same period of illness, there have been delusions or hallucinations for at least two weeks in the absence of prominent mood symptoms. 7, C. Symptoms that meet criteria for a mood episode are present for a substantial portion of the total duration of the active and residual period of the illness. 8, D. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
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