(Such patients may receive a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type.) Both genetic and environmental factors can create vulnerability to bipolar disorder. As a result, the causes vary ...

They view bipolar disorder as the least severe on this spectrum and schizophrenia as the most severe. Schizoaffective disorder, which has features of both conditions, falls somewhere between the two.

They also have at least 1 hypomanic episode that lasts about 4 days. According to a 2017 review, this type of bipolar disorder may be more common in people assigned female at birth. These episodes ...

Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MDMedically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD Knowing the differences between schizoaffective ..

I treat conditions such as Depression, Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Autism, PTSD, Panic disorder, Bipolar disorder, Trichotillomania, Tics, Tourette's syndrome, Disruptive ...