Bipolar Disorder; Diagnosis. From: NWHRC Health Center - Bipolar Disorder | Date: December 8, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Women's Health Resource Center. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Unlike major depression, which can occur at any age, bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, generally strikes in late adolescence or early adulthood, generally before the age of 35, and usually continues throughout a person's life. However, some people develop their first symptoms in childhood and others don't develop them until later in life.

Researchers theorize that there are a number of contributing factors for why and how someone develops bipolar disorder, including a genetic predisposition, environmental influences and brain chemistry.

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