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IS THE CHANCE OF HAVING A BIPOLAR CHILD LOWER IF THE FATHER IS BIPOLAR AND THE MOTHER IS NOT AND THIS DISEASE IS NOT IN HER FAMILY?
Hi . . .
If either parent has bipolar disorder the probability of each child having bipolar disorder is about 15%. It seems not to make a difference if the parent with the bipolar disorder is the father or the mother.
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Answers by Expert:
Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
Expertise
I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
Experience
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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