Bipolar disorder is often considered a hereditary disease. According to the National
Mental Health Association (2001) a specific genetic link to bipolar disorder has not been found.
Studies show that 80 to 90 percent of those who suffer from bipolar disorder have relatives with
some form of depression (NIMH, 2001). Bipolar disorder is a mental illness involving one or
more episodes of serious mania and depression which causes individuals to feel an euphoric type
high or feeling really low. Over 2.5 million people in America have bipolar disorder. This
disorder usually occurs during adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life.
Although, young children can be diagnosed with manic depression as well. Bipolar disorder also
shows symptoms by being very irritable and having destructive tantrums throughout the day.
Sommers (2000), wrote that teenage guys and girls are equally likely to experience manic
depression, but it is often......
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