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Could you tell me if my father has a bipolar disorder, is there a good chance i do too?
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Possibly: Genetics contributes to an underlying potential to develop a condition like bipolar disorder based on many genes. Then life experiences & environmental risk factors impact a person to cause the manifestation of the condition. Each life event or risk factor may cause an increased weakening until the person's system breaks down into an episode. Each episode kindles the likelihood of a future episode.
Answered 12/26/2022
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