Priority 1 from the Bipolar PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What causes bipolar? (JLA PSP Priority 1)
Overall ranking 1
JLA question ID 0041/1
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Mental Health
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples For full examples, see Category ID C10 on spreadsheet.  Are we any closer to knowing the causes of Bipolar?  Have any actual ‘causes’ been identified?
Submitted by Patients x 57 ~ Carers x 27 ~ Health Professionals x 6 ~ Others x 3
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Bipolar
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 363  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 14 June 2016