is bipolar disease inherited? if so how common is it and to what extent?

Answer 1

Sometimes it is inherited.

Answer 2

There is some research that suggests it is genetic

"Bipolar disorder is considered to be a result of complex interactions between genes and environment. The monozygotic concordance rate for the disorder is 70%. This means that if a person has the disorder, an identical twin has a 70% likelihood of having the disorder as well. Dizygotic twins have a 23% concordance rate. These concordance rates are not universally replicated in the literature, recent studies have shown rates of around 40% for monozygotic and <10% for dizygotic twins (see Kieseppa, 2004 [1] and Cardno, 1999 [2])."

Answer 3

Bipolar disorder is a genetic trait that is carried on a dominant gene. It is a suspectibility to the disease. It does not neccesarily guarantee you will develop the disease. Environmental factors will also play a role in the onset of the illness which is usally between the ages of 18 and 22. The severity ranges between a mild form known as cyclothymia to severe forms, type I which is mainly depressive and type II which is mainly manic. Bipolar disorder is less common then schizophrenia, but it is easier to control than schizophenia. It is more common in mentally gifted persons. The connecton is little understood.

Answer 4

Many major psychiatric disorders have been shown to have a strong hereditary predisposition.

In the case of schizophrenia, for example, a first-degree relative of an affected patient has about a 10 percent chance of having the illness, far in excess of the 1 percent risk to the general population.

Monozygotic twins display nearly 50 percent concordance rate for schizophrenia.

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Bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder exhibit similar familial clustering, in that first-degree relatives are 8 to 18 times more likely to have a mood disorder than is the general population and monozygotic tiwns show a 33 to 90 percent concordance rate.

Clinical Psychiatrist, France

Answer 5

Yes it is. My mother-in-law is bipolar. She has 6 children, 4 inherited it. Her father was bipolar as well. The extent is individual, and I believe if left untreated, can become very severe.

Answer 6

Yes, it is to a significant extent. There is much debate about the precise parameters. I have come across two references that state that the correlation can be between 27% to 74%, depending upon whether one or both parents carry the defective gene.

Answer 7

Ye sit is common and is inherited to the fullest extent

Answer 8

i've got self belief confident. My father suffered from melancholy (in spite of if my mom says he did no longer and hates discussing this count), and my pdoc says that that's often times inherited. As for bipolar, not often every physique heard of it nor suggested it 20-30 years in the past, now it has come forth and supplied itself as a serious psychological ailment. that's no longer trouble-free to settle for that that's extremely not a "flaw" in character, yet an ailment. it extremely is the place stigma comes into play.

Answer 9

Yes it is, some times it comes back in one, maybe 2 generation, it can trigger of some major stress, or body chemestry, like child birth.

Answer 10

I understand that it is to some degree genetic. For more accurate information you could go to a search engine online and find all kinds of stuff.