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Bipolar Disorder

Non-communicableMood cycle disorderAncient (Aretaeus described)Genetics, environment

TypeNon-communicable

CauseMood cycle disorder

First KnownAncient (Aretaeus described)

TransmissionGenetics, environment

About Bipolar Disorder

Aretaeus of Cappadocia described patients swinging between elation and despair 2,000 years ago. Lithium, found by an Australian psychiatrist in 1949, remains one of psychiatrys most effective drugs. Affects about 40 million people.

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