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What're the chances of your children to be diagnosed with bi-polar if you are a sufferer?
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Increased : Bipolar disorder is highly heritable. If a parent has it, the chances a child will have it are increased. Please see your doctor to determine if there is a possible diagnosis in your child.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Increased: Rather than try and give just a short answer, you may find this article helpful: http://www.Psychiatrictimes.Com/bipolar-disorder/content/article/10168/1490412?Verify=0.
Answered 9/6/2019
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