Dr. William Gilmer answers the question: 'Alcohol, Drug Abuse And Bipolar Risk?'
Is Someone With An Alcohol Or Substance Abuse Problem At Increased Risk Of Developing Bipolar Disorder?
Question: Is someone with an alcohol or substance abuse problem at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder?
Answer: In a person who has the vulnerability to develop bipolar illness, it is certainly quite possible that alcohol or substance abuse may influence the timing of the onset of bipolar illness.
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Similarly, the abuse of alcohol or other substances during the course of illness can markedly increase the malignancy of illness -- both increasing the number of episodes a person has, as well as the severity of those episodes.
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