Can bipolar disorder run in genes?

my sister is bipolar, and i think i am too... like moods change all the time, so does bipolar run in genes?

Bipolar Disorder Runs in Families

Bipolar disorder is often considered a condition that reflects genetic influence. A new twin study reveals just how genetic the disorder is.

If one identical twin develops bipolar disorder, the likelihood of the other twin developing the condition is 85 to 89%. The high probability of double trouble comes not from the environment the twins inhabited together while they were developing but from the genes they share, reports a team of British and Canadian investigators. Only15% of instances of bipolar disorder can be attributed to factors specific to individuals or to their unique life experiences outside the family of origin.

What's more, the genetic loading for bipolar disorder is restricted to liability to mania.

Interestingly, the study also demonstrates that unipolar depression is not simply a less severe form of bipolar disorder. Only 10% of twins with unipolar major depression had a co-twin with bipolar depression.

Nevertheless, there is some genetic overlap; susceptibility to bipolar disorder seems to make sufferers susceptible to unipolar depression as well. Fifty percent of the co-twins with bipolar disorder also had unipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder has a very high genetic link. Approximately 70-80 percent of people with diagnosed BP have a family member with the disease. If you need help, seek it. Bipolar disorder can be very disruptive and is treatable.

I can't say if it is definitely genetic, but my mother, sister and one of my sons is bipolar. If you want to find out for sure, go see a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Nearly every person with bipolar has at least one close relative with major recurring depression, bipolar or schizophrenia. These three are somehow inter-related. Anyway, yes, it is genetic.

yes it can run in genes but tell your doctor they can give you something so u don't go a-wall on anybody

yes it can