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Originally Posted by Tucson
"...patients who have had a number of affective episodes are more vulnerable to future episodes – and that later episodes are less likely to require an environmental trigger than earlier episodes. But he acknowledges that some studies disagree, and that many patients do not follow these patterns."
Quote from this article here at PC: The Kindling Hypothesis: Is It Relevant in Psychiatry? | Psych Central Professional |
Ah I see. Thank you for the article! It was interesting. There is quite a lot I do not know about Bipolar Disorder, including theories and hypotheses that are floating around.
So based on this theory, it could very well get worse as time goes on for some.