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Is Bipolar Disorder Preventable?
Posted on July 29, 2008 by Joe
If your family has a history of bipolar disorder, it probably means that you and others in your family, including your children, are at a higher risk of eventually developing it. How much higher is the risk? And is there anything you can do to improve your chances of not developing it? These are the questions we address in “Bipolar & Heredity – The Genetic Link” Part I and Part II on Psych Central’s Bipolar Beat.
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