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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Neurotransmitter

Hormone

BIPOLAR

DISODER

Biological

DifferencesGenetics

Imbalance

in brain

Imbalance

in hormone

Chromosomal

region and

candidate

genes

Structural

changes in

Abnormal

myelination in

some areas of 

the brainDeep prolonged and

Profound Depression

-decreased need for sleep

-pressured speech

-increased libido

-reckless behavior

-grandiosity

-severe thought

disturbances

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