The Important Role You Play Caring for Someone With Schizoaffective Disorder

As a caregiver, you are an important person in the life of someone living with schizoaffective disorder. Your care and support, in addition to medicine, therapy, and interventions, can be essential to helping a family member or friend with schizoaffective disorder.

As a caregiver, you may take on a number of different responsibilities to help provide support throughout the treatment process. These roles may include:

• Going to doctor visits together
• Keeping in contact with healthcare professionals
• Helping maintain a daily routine at home
• Helping with daily activities
• Making sure the patient is taking his or her medicine
• Watching for worsening symptoms
• Having conversations about how you can support the treatment plan
• Helping ensure a healthy diet, enough sleep, and regular doctor and dentist visits to maintain good health