Hospitalization Hospitalization may be needed if the person is suffering from a severe depressive or manic episode or suicide attack. A soon as they have been stabilized on their medication they should be discharged. Day treatment programs are another option that are often more appropriate than hospitalization. Studies have shown that there may be a strong genetic link to bipolar disorder. It is not know if it is the dominant or recessive gene and there are no clues about the cause of the disorder on the specific brain structure.
Medications do both.
People taking medications do not have as many episodes, if any, and if they do occur they are much milder and easier to manage. Is bipolar triggered by events in life or is it genetically determined. Both of the above factors are important. One is born with a genetic susceptibility to bipolar, but often the signs and symptoms will not appear until something stressful occurs. With bipolar the moods must last for a specific length of time.