 
ScienceDaily (June 10, 2010) — Nearly half of patients hospitalized with bipolar disorder may suffer from hypertension, and the younger a person is diagnosed with the psychiatric condition the more likely they are to develop high blood pressure, according to a recent Michigan State University study.
The study, led by MSU psychiatrist Dale D’Mello, analyzed 99 patients hospitalized for bipolar disorder, a condition sometimes called manic-depressive disorder and characterized by mood swings ranging from depression to mental hyperactivity known as mania.
D’Mello presented his findings — which could lead to improved treatments — recently at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2010 annual meeting in New Orleans.
While the connection between such disorders and cardio-metabolic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes has been established, D’Mello also discovered bipolar patients with high blood pressure suffered higher levels of mania.
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