Cross-sectional concept in ICD-11 (as in ICD-10), not longitudinal as in DSM-5. Requires simultaneously meeting requirements for schizophrenia and a mood episode (depressive, manic, or mixed) – starting roughly together and are present for at least 1 month. Not longitudinal or lifelong in nature, the diagnosis applies only to the current episode.
Differences – Schizoaffective disorder
