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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

2.4%

Rate of bipolar spectrum disorders worldwide, according to a survey of 61,392 adults in 11 countries. Bipolar disorder is responsible for the loss of more disability-adjusted life-years than all forms of cancer or major neurologic conditions such as epilepsy and Alzheimer disease, the authors of the study write, and fewer than half of affected people receive mental health treatment.

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