Bipolar disorder may not be caused by a single factor. Instead, scientific research suggests that the cause of bipolar disorder can be a combination of biochemical, genetic, and environmental factors that can trigger and perpetuate a chemical imbalance in the brain.
1. Biochemical changes may lead to bipolar disorder:
In trying to unravel the cause of bipolar disorder, scientists used brain imaging scans and other tests. From these tests, researchers have found that some patients with bipolar disorder have the following characteristics: a biochemical imbalance of hormones and certain neurotransmitters in the brain, especially dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine. Excessive secretion of cortisol, which is a stress hormone. Has an ultra-fast biological clock that may disrupt the sleep-wake cycle. Sleep abnormalities are associated with symptoms that trigger bipolar depression and bipolar mania.
2. Genetics: the main causes of bipolar disorder:
In the search for what causes bipolar disorder, scientists have reported that genes may be one of the culprits, as bipolar disorder appears to run in families. Here are some important statistics about the genetics of bipolar disorder: First-degree relatives of people with bipolar I disorder are 7 times more likely to have bipolar I than the normal population. Parents with bipolar disorder have a 50% chance of a child suffering from a serious mental illness. Even if children grow up in the home of adoptive parents who do not have illness, their risk of developing the disease increases. Identical twin studies have shown that if one twin has bipolar I disorder, the other twin has a 33%-90% chance of developing bipolar I. Multiple genes involving several chromosomes have been implicated in the development of bipolar disorder.
3. Causes of bipolar disorder and **affective disorder.
The cause of bipolar disorder may also be related to **affective disorder. Researchers have been investigating whether common biological factors are associated with bipolar disorder and psychotic, affective and manic syndromes, as psychosis and bipolar disorder are similar in many ways.
These barriers have the following characteristics:
Age of onset, lifetime risk, worldwide distribution, suicide risk, genetic predisposition.
Scientists have also discovered a number of genetic and biological pathways that are common to psychoaffective disorders and bipolar disorders. Commonalities between diseases include the discovery of genetic abnormalities in genes for specific brain cells (oligodendrocytes-myelin related) (also present in major depressive disorder). Abnormalities in the white matter of parts of the brain (also in major depressive disorder). Genetic abnormalities in both diseases appear on many of the same chromosomes. The pathway of the neurotransmitter dopamine appears to be important in both diseases.
4. Causes of bipolar disorder and epilepsy.
Over the years, medications used for epilepsy have also been used for bipolar disorder, leading to research into bipolar disorder and epilepsy in common. One explanation is that those who are susceptible to bipolar disorder overreact to normal "nerve attacks," such as substance abuse or stress. Over time, this condition can be like brain damage in people with certain types of epilepsy.
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