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Stephen Fry has been open about his bipolar diagnosis (Picture: Brian J Ritchie/REX)
Having a high IQ level in childhood has been linked to suffering mood
disorders such as bipolar in later life following a recent study.
Through studying children aged eight and then in their early
twenties Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff and Texas made some startling
discoveries.
Participants in the study who came in the top 10 per cent of manic
traits in adulthood had a childhood IQ nearly 10 points higher than
those who scored in the bottom 10 per cent of manic traits.
Researchers believe their findings suggest that bipolar disorder may have been ‘selected through generations’.
‘One possibility is that serious disorders of mood such as bipolar
disorder are the price that human beings have had to pay for more
adaptive traits such as intelligence, creativity and verbal
proficiency,’ said University of Glasgow psychiatry professor Daniel
Smith.
It is hoped the study, which was published in the British Journal of
Psychiatry, will help in earlier detection of mood disorders.
One in every 100 British adults is thought to suffer from bipolar
disorder, with many celebrities such as Steven Fry and Russell Brand
being open about being afflicted by the condition.
