Substance Use Disorders in Adolescent and Young Adult Relatives of Probands with Bipolar Disorder: What Drives the Increased Risk?

Adults with bipolar disorder (BD) have higher rates of substance use disorders (SUDs) compared to the general population. SUD rates in young offspring/relatives of BD probands, as well as factors which drive those rates, are not as well-characterized.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - July 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Leslie A. Hulvershorn, Jennifer King, Patrick O. Monahan, Holly C. Wilcox, Philip B. Mitchell, Janice M. Fullerton, Howard J. Edenberg, Gloria M.P. Roberts, Masoud Kamali, Anne L. Glowinski, Neera Ghaziuddin, Melvin McInnis, Priya A. Iyer-Eimerbrink, John Source Type: research