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What is the role of genetics and environment with bipolar disorder?

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What is the role of genetics and environment with bipolar disorder?

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Genetic and environmental factors may play a role in bipolar disorder. HealthMaker Jeffrey Borenstein, MD, a psychiatrist at the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, talks about the importance of managing those factors we can control.

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