Bipolar Disorder and Addiction WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bipolar Disorder and Addiction
Bipolar disorder and addiction are often linked together. As many as 60% of people with bipolar disorder will have some type of addiction. Some will turn to depressants such as alcohol or pain medications to manage mania; others will turn to stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines to deal with depression.1
Fast Facts:
- Those with rapid cycling seem to have the highest rate of substance abuse.2
- Women tend to have a very high rate of alcoholism along with bipolar disorder.3
- Those with a substance abuse problem and bipolar disorder are more prone to suicide attempts.4
- Drug abuse can often be what drives people with bipolar disorder to get help for their condition, according to psychiatrists.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ EverydayHealth: Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: The Dual Diagnosis
- ↑ PsychCentral: Substance Abuse and Bipolar Disorder
- ↑ WebMD: Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
- ↑ Surviving Bipolar: Bipolar Disorder Related to Substance Abuse
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Addiction and Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Addiction, Addiction and Bipolar Addiction and bipolar disorder
- Last update: Mar. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
