High childhood IQ may lead to bipolar disorder when older, says study
Posted on: 20/Aug/2015 8:58:34 AM
A new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has claimed that kids who are creative and show intelligence are more likely to develop illnesses such as bipolar disorder as they grow older. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Glasgow.
2000 people in Glasgow were studied when they were 8 years old and then again when they were 22 or 23 years old. They were asked to give statements about their experiences. They were, then, given a score out of 100. According to the results, those that were top 10 per cent in the manic traits they showed had an childhood IQ of at least 10 times more than those in the bottom 10 per cent.
Says a researcher, Our study offers a possible explanation for how bipolar disorder may have been selected through generations... One possibility is that serious disorders of mood, such as bipolar disorder, are the price that human beings have had to pay for more adaptive traits (like) intelligence, creativity and verbal proficiency. The sooner we can intervene in bipolar the better the outcome.
