Schizoaffective Disorder Recovery

Pathways to recovery

To learn all about the different pathways that can be taken towards recovery, click here (this section has now moved to 'consumers').

Note that people living with mental illness generally have a higher incidence of other physical conditions, including heart disease, asthma, diabetes, migraine headaches and hypothyroidism. This also applies to people living with bipolar disorder who are three times more likely than the general population to be diagnosed with diabetes. Medications often pose a problem for significant weight gain and as for everyone a healthy and balanced diet with regular exercise is an essential component of the recovery journey.