Smoking during pregnancy may increase risk of bipolar disorder in offspring

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-10/cums-sdp100113.php

Public release date: 1-Oct-2013
Contact: Stephanie Berger
Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health

A study published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests an association between smoking during pregnancy and increased risk for developing bipolar disorder (BD) in adult children.

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The study was based on 79 cases and 654 comparison subjects. Maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with a twofold increased risk of BD in their offspring.

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