To better understand Bipolar Disorder, university and non-profit researchers across the country are collaborating in a search for the genes responsible for this disease. It is our hope that by locating the genes for manic-depression we will one day be able to detect who is at risk for the illness as well as have better treatment for those affected. For our study, we are particularly interested in individuals who have experienced the severe form of mania (Bipolar I Disorder).

If you think you may fit this profile, we urge you to contact one of the participating research centers below.

PLEASE NOTE that you do NOT have to live near the center that you contact.

If you are enrolled in our study and coming to a center is not convenient for you, we are able to conduct interviews over the phone or send researchers to your home. Participation in our study involves a diagnostic interview and a small blood sample from your arm. Any information you provide will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

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