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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Help people with schizoaffective disorder better understand their condition and learn to manage symptoms. Therapy sessions focus on real-life plans and problems, getting along with others, and ways to cope. Family or group therapy. Treatment can be more effective when people with schizoaffective disorder discuss their real-life problems with others. Supportive group settings also can lessen social isolation, provide a reality check when people have psychotic symptoms and make sure people use their medicine properly. These groups also help those with schizoaffective disorder learn how to get along better with others. Life skills trainingLife skills training can ease isolation and make quality of life better: Social skills training. This training focuses on helping people communicate better, get along with others better and improve their ability to take part in daily activities. During this training, people can practice new skills and behaviors specific to settings such as home or work. Work rehabilitation and supported work. This training focuses on helping people with schizoaffective disorder prepare for, find and keep jobs. Hospital stayDuring crisis periods or times of severe symptoms, people with schizoaffective disorder may need to stay in a hospital to make sure they are safe and taking basic care of themselves. Electroconvulsive therapyFor adults with schizoaffective disorder who do not respond to talk therapy or medicines, healthcare professionals may suggest electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to try to help symptoms get better. ECT is a procedure done with medicine that puts you to sleep, called general anesthetic. While you are asleep, small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally causing a therapeutic seizure that lasts 1 to 2 minutes. Coping and supportIf you have schizoaffective disorder, you'll likely need ongoing treatment and support. It can help if you: Build strong relationships with your treatment team. Building an alliance with your healthcare professional, mental health professional and other team members makes you better able to take part in, and benefit from, treatment. Learn about the disorder. Learning about schizoaffective disorder may help you follow your treatment plan. Friends and family also can learn more to understand the disorder and be more compassionate.
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