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The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance has estimated that close to 6 million Americans are affected by bipolar disorder every year. Bipolar disorder can affect anyone at any age and is found in all races, ethnic groups and social classes with the typical onset being 25 years old. Patients may be diagnosed in their early childhood to as late as the 4th and 5th decades of life. Bipolar disorder is not gender based and can affect men and women equally. Although, studies have shown that women with Bipolar disorder have more depressive and mixed episodes than men with the disorder. More than 66% of people diagnosed with Bipolar disorder have at least one primary family member with the illness<ref name="DBSA 1">Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Bipolar disorder statistics. http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_statistics_bipolar (accessed 17 March 2011).</ref>. | |||
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a disorder that deals with the human brain. The brain causes unusual shifts in mood, liveliness, activity levels, and the ability to carry out daily activities. People that suffer from this disease can experience mood swings that occur as few as a couples times throughout a year or up to multiple times within a day[1].
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Prevalence
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The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance has estimated that close to 6 million Americans are affected by bipolar disorder every year. Bipolar disorder can affect anyone at any age and is found in all races, ethnic groups and social classes with the typical onset being 25 years old. Patients may be diagnosed in their early childhood to as late as the 4th and 5th decades of life. Bipolar disorder is not gender based and can affect men and women equally. Although, studies have shown that women with Bipolar disorder have more depressive and mixed episodes than men with the disorder. More than 66% of people diagnosed with Bipolar disorder have at least one primary family member with the illness[2].
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- ↑ National Institute of Mental Health. Health topics: bipolar disease. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/what-is-bipolar-disorder.shtml (accessed 16 March 2011).
- ↑ Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Bipolar disorder statistics. http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_statistics_bipolar (accessed 17 March 2011).
