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Benedicto Crespo-Facorro
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BIOGRAPHY

Benedicto Crespo-Facorro is a professor of psychiatry with the School of Medicine at the University Hospital MarquĂ©s de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander. He contributed an article on “Schizoaffective Disorder” to SAGE Publications’ Encyclopedia of Disability (2006), and a version of this article was used for his Britannica entry on this topic.

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Schizoaffective disorder, mental disorder characterized by a combination of mood (affective) symptoms, such as depression or mania, and schizophrenia symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations. The term acute schizoaffective psychoses was introduced in 1933 by Russian-born psychiatrist Jacob

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Publications (1)
Encyclopedia of Disability
Encyclopedia of Disability (2006)
By Gary L Albrecht
SAGE Reference is proud to announce the five-volume Encyclopedia of Disability. This encyclopedia represents the first attempt to bring an authoritative reference resource to the many faces of disability. More than 500 world-renowned scholars have written over 1,000 entries —in a clear, accessible style—with the desire to bring all students, researchers, and interested readers closer to the daily experience of disability. Volumes 1 - 4 cover disability A to Z, including a reader's guide, comprehensive...
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