are there any genetic, biological and constitutional factors predispose a person to bi-polar disease?

Question

AN EARNEST APPEAL. this is not a home work question. the correct answer you give will help a lot of people .

Answer 1

1) Yes there is a genetic history.
2) Other factors include: experiencing high stress situations and lack of sleep or a poor sleep cycle
3) Women are more likely to be diagnosed Bipolar
4) Age at first symptoms

In terms of genetics, there are a few things to understand. First the above person is incorrect. Please also understand that this kind of predicting of risk is very inexact. For example, on study says if one parent only has it, with no other information to go on, the risk to a child is around 20%. Another expert in this field says 10% for that scenario (Berretini, Medscape 2003), and another website on this very topic says 5%.

It is a disorder that is inherited, but is also triggered by some outside stressor.

Answer 2

There must be or the concordance for bipolar disorder in identical twins wouldn't be 70%, while it is 25% or less for fraternal twins.

Some people alive today will live long enough for us to know everything there is to know about all 20,000 of our genes. That will tell us not only how much of anything is genetic, but also how much of anything isn't genetic. There's bound to be several genes in there that matter for bipolar disorder. The Wikipedia article on bipolar disorder mentions some specific ones where there's research now.

Answer 3

In my opinion, yes. Mental illness is very common on both sides of my parents family, they do not have any problems. However, I have bi-polar disorder and my brother suffers from depression(you didn't ask about depression). However, I feel mental illnesses can be linked to genetic factors. My brother and I live normal, productive lives, with meds. My sister has no problems what so ever with mental state. So like I said this is really only opinion.

Answer 4

We tend to attribute mental illnesses to chemical unbalance but the FACT is:
people have insane conditioning in their minds.

I've heard of people taking Zyprexa because their bird feeders were stolen. What the ^&*!

People don't know how to handle life. Stress is easy to handle.... just accept life.

I know your life seems like an exception. It isn't.

Extreme stress can cause a breakdown.
Breakdowns would be even more likely if you have a constant but subtle stress in the background, caused by habitual resistance to what is happening.

So if you want to avoid stress just surrender the resistance to what is happening.
You still act when necessary in situations you won't allow.
Like.... being bullied --- which could create the constant underlying stress.

Answer 5

I agree again with the answer from "RipTide_71"

I am also bipolar

Answer 6

Yes.

Males with bipolar fathers are at particularly high risk.