New Swedish Schizophrenia and Bipolar Study
A new study suggests that Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia are genetically linked. The study was performed by Swedish
researcher Professor Paul Lichtenstein, PhD and was published in the Swedish
Medical Journal, The Lancet. The genetic link between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has been much debated in psychiatry.
In the study, they identified, 35,985 people with Schizophrenia (.40 percent of the population) ad 40,487 people with bipolar disorder (0.45 percent of the population. They used the Sweden's multi-generation register that links every person born in Sweden to his or her parents.
For a summary of the study:
Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study
References
Lichtenstein, P. The Lancet, Jan. 17, 2009; vol 373: pp 234-239.
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