ICD-11 classes
06 Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorders
6A21 — Schizoaffective disorder
6A21.1 — Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes

ICD-11 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.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

Diagnosis with code 6A21.1 contains 4 clarifying diagnoses:

1. 6A21.10 — Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, currently symptomatic
2. 6A21.11 — Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, in partial remission
3. 6A21.12 — Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, in full remission
4. 6A21.1Z — Schizoaffective disorder, multiple episodes, unspecified