Comparative familial aggregation of bipolar disorder in patients with bipolar I and bipolar II disorders.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the view that bipolar disorder is heritable. The comparable rates in the two bipolar sub-types support the positioning of bipolar II disorder as a valid condition with strong genetic underpinnings. PMID: 29737181 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29737181?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Parker GB, Romano M, Graham RK, Ricciardi T Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research

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