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Can a person's bipolar disorder turn into a more serious mental illness?
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No, but...: ...Bipolar is itself serious. If not properly treated, bipolar in its later stages cause severe deterioration in relationships and career. It then also has the highest risk of completed suicide of any mental condition. There exist combination diagnoses as well, in which another serious condition co-exists, but this is not really the change of one into another. Professional care is urgent regradless.
Answered 12/9/2013
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