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Is bipolar disorder have a higher incidence in a certain group of people?

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It could.. It would depend because you never have total control over bipolar.

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Bipolar disorder (or now referred to as Manic Depression) isn't totally genetic or only passed on through inheritance- so no.

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It is true that bipolar disorder condition can have a higher incidence in a certain group of people. The people with a higher incidence are the under-diagnosis and misdiagnosis. Check out the link for more details http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/bipolar-disorder/print.html.

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