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ICD-11 Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder (6A21)

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ICD-11 Criteria for Schizoaffective Disorder (6A21)

Schizoaffective disorder is an episodic disorder in which the diagnostic requirements of schizophrenia and a manic, mixed, or moderate or severe depressive episode are met within the same episode of illness, either simultaneously or within a few days of each other. Prominent symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g. delusions, hallucinations, disorganisation in the form of thought, experiences of influence, passivity and control) are accompanied by typical symptoms of a moderate or severe depressive episode (e.g. depressed mood, loss of interest, reduced energy), a manic episode (e.g. an extreme mood state characterised by euphoria, irritability, or expansiveness; increased activity or a subjective experience of increased energy) or a mixed episode. Psychomotor disturbances, including catatonia, may be present. Symptoms must have persisted for at least one month. The symptoms are not a manifestation of another medical condition (e.g. a brain tumor) and are not due to the effect of a substance or medication on the central nervous system (e.g. corticosteroids), including withdrawal (e.g. alcohol withdrawal).

6A21.0      Schizoaffective disorder, first episode

Schizoaffective disorder, first episode should be used to identify individuals experiencing symptoms that meet the diagnostic requirements for Schizoaffective disorder (including duration) but who have never before experienced an episode during which diagnostic requirements for Schizoaffective disorder or Schizophrenia were met.

6A21.00       Schizoaffective disorder, first episode, currently symptomatic

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, first episode in terms of symptoms and duration are currently met, or have been met within the past one month.

6A21.01       Schizoaffective disorder, first episode, in partial remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, first episode in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that the diagnostic requirements for the disorder have not been met for at least one month, but some clinically significant symptoms remain, which may or may not be associated with functional impairment. The partial remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.02       Schizoaffective disorder, first episode, in full remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, first episode in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that no significant symptoms remain. The remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.0Z    Schizoaffective disorder, first episode, unspecified

6A21.1       Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes

Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes should be used to identify individuals experiencing symptoms that meet the diagnostic requirements for Schizoaffective disorder and who have also previously experienced episodes during which diagnostic requirements for Schizoaffective disorder or Schizophrenia were met, with substantial remission of symptoms between episodes. Some attenuated symptoms may remain during period of remission, and remissions may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.10      Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, currently symptomatic

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes in terms of symptoms and duration are currently met, or have been met within the past one month.

6A21.11     Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, in partial remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that the diagnostic requirements for the disorder have not been met for at least one month, but some clinically significant symptoms remain, which may or may not be associated with functional impairment. The partial remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.12      Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, in full remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that no significant symptoms remain. The remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.1Z     Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, unspecified

6A21.2      Schizoaffective disorder, continuous

Symptoms fulfilling all definitional requirements of Schizoaffective disorder have been present for almost all of the illness course over a period of at least one year, with periods of subthreshold symptoms being very brief relative to the overall course.

6A21.20     Schizoaffective disorder, continuous, currently symptomatic

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, continuous in terms of symptoms and duration are currently met, or have been met within the past one month.

6A21.21     Schizoaffective disorder, continuous, in partial remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, continuous in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that the diagnostic requirements for the disorder have not been met for at least one month, but some clinically significant symptoms remain, which may or may not be associated with functional impairment. The partial remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.22      Schizoaffective disorder, continuous, in full remission

All definitional requirements for Schizoaffective disorder, continuous in terms of symptoms and duration were previously met. Symptoms have ameliorated such that no significant symptoms remain. The remission may have occurred in response to medication or other treatment.

6A21.2Z                 Schizoaffective disorder, continuous, unspecified

6A21.Y                   Other specified schizoaffective disorder

6A21.Z                    Schizoaffective disorder, unspecified

REFERENCE:

International Classification of Diseases Eleventh Revision (ICD-11). Geneva: World Health Organization; 2022. License: CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO.

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