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Bipolar Disorder

KUNM | By Courtney Brooks

Published February 20, 2015 at 10:17 AM MST

Fri. 02/20 11a: We were all saddened by young Native actress Misty Upham’s death last year. News articles revealed that she had stopped taking medications for bipolar disorder and anxiety before she was found dead in Auburn, Washington. Bipolar disorder affects 2.6 million adults, according to theNational Institute of Mental Health. Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with bipolar disorder? What questions do you have about life after a bipolar diagnosis?

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