It is hard to know if a child will have bipolar disorder before they are born. A doctor's evaluation is typically required to diagnose bipolar disorder, and the kid must be at least two years old. (Elliott 2015). The parents will be questioned by the doctor about their child's sleep habits, moods, level of energy, and conduct. In order to determine whether there has ever been a history of depression or alcoholism in the family, the doctor will also inquire about their medical history. With the assistance of the parents, the youngster experiences the testing. As mental diseases are typically inherited in some form, the outcomes could be favorable or unfavorable. If the child should be diagnosed to have bipolar disorder the mother might end up blaming herself which will, in turn, aggravate her condition. The child will have a 10% chance of having the bipolar disorder as it is only one parent that is the carrier for the disease the child will most likely be a carrier of the gene but with no symptoms and might end up having chronic depression like the grandmother.
Retrieved from http://www.biotopics.co.uk/genes/pedigr.html
From the diagram above it shows that the bipolar disorder is more likely to occur in the females while the males are more of carriers but symptomless. My reason for saying this is that the grandmother confessed to having bad genes and she also suffers from chronic depression which mostly affects people who have the bipolar gene, but it is symptomless meaning that she is a carrier of the disorder (Kenner 2013). The females in the family will be more likely to either be diagnosed with bipolar or become carriers of the disorder this is because the pattern of inheritance shows that the mother to Miss B had chronic depression while Miss B had bipolar disorder. Another reason why the females are more likely to be affected is that the disease is more prevalent in women because they tend to experience more depressive and mixed states episodes than the men (Moore 2013). Another alternative cause for the disease could be the environmental stress like Miss B most probably it was the stress of being a college student and pregnant that made her stop taking her medication resulting in the symptoms of bipolar manifesting. This disorder has a strong genetic component, but the family can protect the child from the condition by ensuring she is in a healthy and active environment (Kenner 2012).
References
Elliott, G. (2015). Childhood Bipolar Disorder. GRIN Publishing.
Kenner, C. (2012). Genetics and Genomics for Nursing. Pearson.
Moore, N. B. (2013). Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Management and Risk Factors. Nova Science Publishers.
