The older the person, the higher the risk is, descendants. With bipolar disorder, according to Swedish researchers According to experts, the risk in the offspring of bipolar disorder begins when the future father of 29. The highest risk is in men over 55 years. Earlier paternal age is also associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia and autism in children. The study was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Bipolar disorder (formerly - manic-depressive illness) - a mental disorder manifested affective states - manic (gipermaniakalnymi) and depression, and mixed states in which the patient has symptoms of depression and mania at the same time (eg, depression with tight, fear or euphoria associated with the inhibition - so-called unproductive mania) or rapid change in symptoms (hypo) mania and (sub) depression. Experts believe that the reason may be the aging of the seed. In the process of secretion of sperm DNA copies that older people are increasingly vulnerable to error. The study included 13,428 patients with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Into account such factors as the age of the father, the mother, number of siblings and a family history of mental illness. As a result, the experts see a clear correlation between paternal age and bipolar disorder. Children whose fathers were men 55 years and older, the risk of the disease was 1.37 times higher than that of children whose fathers were 20 to 24 years. Experts plan to conduct additional studies to confirm the results.
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