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Bipolar Disorder Linked To Older Fathers

Daryl T. Dixon

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Posted by Daryl T. DixonSeptember 02, 2008 3:54 PM

Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Karolinski Institute, Birth Defect, Older Father, Psychiatry

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A recent study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, tells us that not only is the mother an important factor in having a healthy baby, but so is the father.

Scientists involved in a Swedish study have found that men over 55 have a 37% chance of having a child who will develop Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depressive syndrome, as compared to men who father a child in their 20s.

The disease tends to develop anywhere from late adolescence to early adulthood and can now be linked to the genetic makeup of the father.

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