Definition of "schizoaffective" [schizoaffective]

• Showing symptoms of both schizophrenia and affective disorder. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I grew up watching and idolizing TV and by, I believe, simply growing up in this country with the added bonus of having the mental illness called schizoaffective disorder wired into my brain, it is no wonder that I struggle with an eating disorder."
• "They conceded during the trial that he committed the shootings and that he should never be free, but argued that his mental illness, described as schizoaffective disorder with bipolar tendencies, was to blame."
• "Turkki said she was "schizoaffective" and may have missed some medications, the papers say."