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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
Don't forget that 10-25% of people with bipolar commit suicide. That lowers the age range statistically on its' own. That doesn't competely account for the difference but it is a part of it.
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Yep
If you read the fine print, the statistic includes suicide and drug use. It assumes that the average BP person will either do drugs or commit suicide.
I'm sure people with MDD, dysthymia, Mood Disorder NOS, etc. are the same.
It's nothing to be worried about.
Maybe Patty Duke died early for non-BP reasons. Remember, life expectancy is an average. There will be people who die before the expectancy and people who die after it.