Bipolar Disorder

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Day one I pretty much slept all day. Day 2 I'm just irrationally fucking angry.

What will day 3 bring?

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There seems to be a bidirectional relationship between migraine and bipolar disorder. Patients suffering from migraine with aura are three times more likely to suffer from bipolar disorder than the general population. Conversely, about one-third of patients with bipolar disorder have migraine.

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This blood test, alongside the digital assessment, can accurately diagnose up to 30% of bipolar disorder cases.

This is HUGE. I cannot express how huge. Being able to differentiate bipolar depression from unipolar depression has the potential to help thousands of people to get proper diagnosis and treatment. Sure, it's only up to 30% now, but this is just the beginning.

Full Study

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