Saturday, August 23, 2008

Causes of Bipolar Disorder

There is no conclusive proof of what causes Bipolar Disorder but there are several schools of thought. They are Neurotransmitters, Ion activity, brain structure, and genetic factors.
Neurotransmitters-Mania may be linked to high nerepinephine activity or low serotonin activity.
Ion activity-research has found that membrane defects in the neurons of persons with Bipolar Disorders and have observed abnormal functioning in the proteins that helphelp transport Ions across a neuron membrane
Brain Structure-Postmortem studies have indentified a number of abnormal structures in people with bipolar disorders
Genetic Factors-Many experts believe that people inherit a biological predisposition to develop Bipolar disorders. Family pedigree studies support this idea.
Food for thought.

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