A member asked:

If one person in house has depression or is bi polar, will he start causing others there to get mentally sick?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Difficult to answer: First, the mental d/o is not contagious. Second, livibg with someone with a mental d/o can be very difficult. Whether others are affected by the illness depends on a number of factors: coping skills of other members, current stressors, support system, whether person in treatment, acceptance of treatment, type of d/o, etc.

Answered 10/3/2016

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