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myth = Bipolar disorder is a medical disease, just like diabetes.
While some marketing propaganda might simplify bipolar disorder into a medical disease, bipolar disorder is not — according to our knowledge and science at this time — a medical disease. It is a complex disorder (called a mental disorder or mental illness ) that reflects its basis in psychological, social, and biological roots. While it has significant neurobiological and genetic components, it is no more of a pure medical disease than ADHD or any other mental disorder. Treatment of bipolar disorder that focuses solely on its “medical” components often results in failure.
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I respectfully disagree with you, DocJohn. You acknowledge it has biological roots with significant neurobiological and genetic components. Would those not be consistent with a disease process/medical illness? I agree that there can/may be other components but how can you make the blanket statement that ALL people with bipolar do not have "pure" medical causes.
I would like to see what research supports your position.
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