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Bipolar disorder and alcohol: It’s not as simple as ‘self-medication’

Bipolar disorder and alcohol: It’s not as simple as ‘self-medication’

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of ‘self medication’ to ease bipolar’s life-altering symptoms of mania, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances and more. But a new study suggests a much more complex interaction between the two.

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