Here, we describe the forms of schizoaffective disorder with schizophrenic
and affective symptoms, for example depressive or manic symptoms or the bipolar
form. Prognosis of the schizoaffective disorder is better than that of schizophenia and
there are three different outcomes: a schizoaffective psychosis with a total remission,
recurrent psychoses with a residual condition and recurrent psychoses with a deficiency
condition. Three case reports are given with recurrent psychoses of the bipolar form and
with recurrent schizomanic psychoses. The course of the disease is pointed out, and the
patients’ treatment with a prophylactic medication is described. The three patients
remain stable under this treatment, and, this is important to note, they are socially
integrated.
Keywords: Bipolar form, carbamazepine, clozapine, deficiency condition,
haloperidol, lithium, olanzapine, prognosis, prophylactic medication, quetiapine,
recurrent psychosis, residual condition, schizodepressive psychosis, schizomanic
psychosis, total remission.
