Bipolar Disorder Statistics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bipolar Disorder Statistics
Bipolar disorder statistics indicate that this condition, also known as manic depression, affects about 2.6% of the U.S. population age 18 and older or 5.7 million adult Americans.1 The average age of onset of bipolar disorder is 25. Two thirds of all those with bipolar disorder have a relative with the illness, indicating a genetic link.1
Fast Facts:
- Bipolar disorder affects men and women equally.2
- When one parent has bipolar disorder their children are 15-30% more likely to develop the disorder, when both parents suffer from the disorder children are 50-75% more likely to develop bipolar disorder.3
- Research has shown women with bipolar disorder are more likely to have more depressive episodes and mixed episodes than men.1
- If you feel you may have symptoms, you can take an OrganizedWisdom quiz on bipolar disorder to help shed light on whether or not you may have this condition.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: Bipolar Disorder Statistics
- ↑ American Psychological Association: Bipolar Statistics
- ↑ Bipolar Lives: Bipolar Disorder Statistics
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Statistics on Bipolar Disorder, Statistics on Bipolar, Bipolar Statistics, Bi-Polar Disorder Statistics
- Last update: Jul. 18, 2009
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