There appear to be almost twice as many Americans with bipolar disorder as previously thought, and many are not getting the treatments they need, researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health report.
Once thought of as a single mental illness, bipolar disorder is increasingly recognized as a spectrum disorder, with symptoms ranging from less severe to devastating.
Apparently this study says about 4% are afflicted, which NewMexiKen thought was really interesting, but when you think about it, is really none of their damn business.