What is a chronic psychotic disorder?
The common types of chronic psychosis are schizophrenia, schizophreniform, and schizoaffective disorder. These terms are often misused in the popular press and even sometimes by doctors. They do not refer to a split personality or to someone who is always confused or disoriented. These disorders instead refer to a prolonged period of frequent psychosis in the context of a prolonged period of functional impairment which typically involves problems with attention, concentration, memory and communication ability. Schizoaffective disorder additionally involves depressed or manic episodes.
