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PAPERS: JESSICA L. GARNO, JOSEPH F. GOLDBERG, PAUL MICHAEL RAMIREZ, and BARRY A. RITZLER Impact of childhood abuse on the clinical course of bipolar disorder The British Journal of Psychiatry 2005; 186: 121-125 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Family history of bipolar

Judith A. Lewis   (3 February 2005)

Family history of bipolar 3 February 2005
Judith A. Lewis, Retired Send letter to journal: Re: Family history of bipolar judilewis{at}aol.com Judith A. Lewis	Did your study take into consideration the family history of bipolar illness? Studies in the United States have indicated that bipolar disorder is a largely genetically inherited disorder. A child who has one parent with bipolar disorder has a 27% chance of being affected and the possibility jumps to 50-75% when both parents are affected. Might the abuse or neglect be the result of having bipolar parents whose illness leads to inappropriate parenting?