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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
hi everyone i was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder in my late 40s due to family trauma. i was wondering how many people are late onset diagnosis. also apparently more woman are being diagnosed in later years maybe menopause?
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Kim47Contributor
Think it makes sense to unpack diagnoses and ask the question what happened to you rather than what’s wrong with you.
would you even call it schizophrenia or just a normal response to trauma? I like your question about life transitions such as menopause.
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BunniekinsSenior Contributor
@Kim47 my mental health nurse said with my background it is no surprise to her that i had a total psychotic episode which lasted 18 months before any "professional" realised what was happening.
In response to: Re: middle aged onset schizophrenia
Kim47Contributor
My cv is a short psychosis only jk
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