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Research into manic depression
Does manic depression run in the family?
As with depression and schizophrenia, there is also a genetic element to manic depression. In fact, there is a very strong genetic influence, for example, if you are an identical twin and have manic depression then there is a 75% chance that your twin will also suffer from the illness. If your mother or father or brother or sister has manic depression then there is a 10% chance of you becoming ill. If a more distant relati ...
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