| Bipolar Disorder is a psychiatric illness | | | | Foundation's statement, it also crucial to |
| which involves constant ups and downs in a | | | | emphasize that some Bipolar Disorder |
| person's mood. The most feasible Bipolar | | | | afflicted people have no familial record of |
| Disorder cause has long been discovered by | | | | the said disorder. |
| researchers but studies are still made to | | | | |
| find out whether there are more possible | | | | An unexpected occurrence in one's life can |
| Bipolar Disorder causes left undiscovered. | | | | also become a Bipolar Disorder cause if a |
| | | | person at great risk in developing such |
| The Bipolar Disorder cause is said to be the | | | | disorder is exposed to it. Such unanticipated |
| inequity of neurotransmitters in an | | | | incidences can become set offs to Bipolar |
| individual's brain. Scientists are still in | | | | Disorder. |
| the dark as with the reason for such | | | | |
| disproportion of chemicals in the human | | | | 8 Concrete examples of set offs, which may |
| brain. Although stress and other | | | | also be referred to as Bipolar Disorder |
| environmental factors do cause dramatic mood | | | | causes when exposed to those at risk, |
| swings, this is not one of the Bipolar | | | | include: |
| Disorder causes. Instead, Bipolar Disorder is | | | | |
| a hereditary disease which is passed on from | | | | * Recurring infirmity in one's health |
| one generation to the other. Heredity, | | | | |
| therefore, is also one probable bipolar | | | | * Experiencing nervous tensions or anxiety |
| disorder cause. | | | | |
| | | | * Changes in one's hormones |
| Through genetic tendency, an individual with | | | | |
| close relatives who experienced Bipolar | | | | * Death of a friend, family member or any |
| Disorder have more chances of acquiring the | | | | loved one |
| said disease. Although genetic tendency is | | | | |
| the most possible Bipolar Disorder cause, not | | | | * Use of drugs with the like of cocaine and |
| all cases had relatives who also acquired the | | | | marijuana |
| disorder. However, belonging to a bloodline, | | | | |
| wherein a Bipolar Disorder afflicted person | | | | * Intake of drugs which are used to aide |
| also belongs, increases one's chances of also | | | | depression |
| obtaining the disease. | | | | |
| | | | * Insufficient sleep |
| The Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation | | | | |
| states that a person's family history plays a | | | | * Experiencing Iodine deficiency in the body |
| vital role in deliberating whether a person | | | | |
| is at risk of Bipolar Disorder. According to | | | | Knowing the Bipolar Disorder cause is just |
| their statistics, when either one of an | | | | the first step into fully understanding the |
| individual's parents suffers from Bipolar | | | | dreadful brain illness. Seeing through to its |
| Disorder, he or she has a 15%-30% probability | | | | proper and consistent treatment and |
| of acquiring the disease as well. When both | | | | medication is another step. A proper and |
| parents have the threatening disease, the | | | | healthy lifestyle is also encouraged for |
| risk goes as high as 50%-75%. Moreover, if an | | | | people diagnosed with the Bipolar disorder. |
| individual's sibling possesses Bipolar | | | | The support of family and friends, as well as |
| Disorder, he or she has a 15% to 25% | | | | Bipolar Disorder support groups in local |
| likelihood of having the illness too. | | | | areas are also crucial in the patient's |
| | | | health progress. |
| Despite the Child & Adolescent Bipolar | | | | |