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Author Kay Redfield Jamison wrote a book that explains the bipolar disorder. There is a section that includes a bipolar quiz to determine if someone has the disorder. The book also discusses the results of the quiz.
If a person is truly interested in information on bipolar disorder, WebMD has excellent information on this disorder.
Psych Central has a self assessment quiz for bipolar disorder. The quiz will help determine if someone needs to see a healthcare proffesional. The quiz is in no way a replacement for seeking professional healthcare advice.
Information about people with the bipolar disorder can be found on online resources like MayoClinic. Other medical websites with information about people with bipolar disorder can be found on WebMD and HelpGuide.
One can find information on what causes bipolar disorder in humans by using websites such as Wikipedia or NIHM that tells you everything you need to know about bipolar disorder and how it is caused in humans.
Firstly, I'm sorry that your son has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Secondly, your doctor should have given you information, and pamphlets with needed information about bipolar disorder, if not you should ask him for them.
There are a wide range of sites that provide information regarding medical conditions such as bipolar disorder symptoms. The most trusted sites for information regarding the symptoms of bipolar disorder would be medical sites such as the Mayo Clinic site and the WebMD site.
A psychiatrist is the physician who diagnosis and treats mental disorders like bipolar disorder. Other health care professionals who are not physicians also provide care for patients with bipolar disorder.
Estimates as to the worldwide prevalence of bipolar disorder are mixed. It is thought there is a lifelong prevalence rate of about 0.3-1.5% internationally for bipolar disorder. According to Merikangas et al, using World Health Organization information, it's about 0.6% for bipolar I, 0.4% for bipolar II and about 1.4% subthreashold bipolar disorder.Comparatively, in the United States, the lifelong prevalence for bipolar disorder is thought to be from 1-1.6%. This is broken down into 1% for bipolar I, 1.1% for bipolar II and about 2.4-4.7% subthreashold bipolar disorder. It is not known why bipolar disorder (especially subthreashold) appears more frequently in the United States.References: Medscape Reference - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/286342-overview#showallEstimates as to the worldwide prevalence of bipolar disorder are mixed. It is thought there is a lifelong prevalence rate of about 0.3-1.5% internationally for bipolar disorder. According to Merikangas et al, using World Health Organization information, it's about 0.6% for bipolar I, 0.4% for bipolar II and about 1.4% subthreashold bipolar disorder.Comparatively, in the United States, the lifelong prevalence for bipolar disorder is thought to be from 1-1.6%. This is broken down into 1% for bipolar I, 1.1% for bipolar II and about 2.4-4.7% subthreashold bipolar disorder. It is not known why bipolar disorder (especially subthreashold) appears more frequently in the United States.References: Medscape Reference - http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/286342-overview#showall
Bipolar disorder
A psychiatrist. Dr Eden Fazel is a world renowned expert in Bipolar disorder. Tons of useful information on his website: bipolar specialist info.
Bipolar disorder is generally caused by genetics.