Toward an understanding of bipolar disorder and its origin.

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Bipolar disorder, a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, continues to present diagnostic and clinical challenges. Lifetime prevalence of bipolar I disorder has been estimated at 1.3%, with an equal distribution between males and females. Recognition of the illness may take years, but most patients are diagnosed before the age of 30. The role of genetic influences in bipolar disease is supported by...

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