Early bipolar diagnosis reduces suicide risk in boys.

A study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet found that fewer teenage boys commit suicide in regions of Sweden where bipolar diagnoses are more common. Suicide rates among boys were nearly 5% lower in regions with the highest bipolar diagnoses compared to those with the fewest. Improved bipolar disorder diagnosis and treatment could potentially help reduce the suicide rate among teenage boys in Sweden. Bipolar disorder typically presents between the ages of 12 and 25 and is often associated with high suicide risk.