“ According to some scientific studies, ” says the American Medical Association, “immediate family members ​ — parents, siblings, or children — ​ of people with bipolar depression are 8 to 18 times more likely than the close relatives of healthy people to develop the illness.
„ Teaduslikud uuringud osutavad sellele, et bipolaarse depressiooni all kannatajate lähedased perekonnaliikmed – vanemad, vennad - õed või lapsed – kannatavad selle haiguse all 8 – 18 korda tõenäolisemalt kui tervete inimeste lähedased sugulased.