Children of Bipolar Parents Have Highly Reactive Stress Hormone

May 2011 - Could the mental health of your parents affect how you respond to stress? According to a study published in the journal Psychological Medicine, it could. This study, led by researchers from Concordia University, compared the stress response in children of bipolar parents to that in children whose parents did not have the disorder. The study revealed that children with bipolar parents experience a greater increase in cortisol levels than is normal during both short- and long-term stress.

According to the researches, these results show that the children of people with bipolar disorder are more sensitive to stress, and this may help to explain why your risk of developing similar disorders if you have bipolar parents. Doctors in the BodyLogicMD network are highly trained to evaluate your stress and cortisol levels and help you reduce the impact stress has in your life.

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