# Always figured we Americans were a bit nuts

**URL:** <https://pheromonetalk.com/t/always-figured-we-americans-were-a-bit-nuts/49190>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [March 7, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/always-figured-we-americans-were-a-bit-nuts/49190 "2011-03-07T23:09:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/always-figured-we-americans-were-a-bit-nuts/49190/1 "2011-03-07T23:09:12Z")

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> About 2.4% of people around the world have had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder at some point in their lifetime, according to the first comprehensive international figures on the topic. The United States has the highest lifetime rate of bipolar disorder at 4.4%, and India the lowest, with 0.1%.

😮

The rest of the story is [HERE](http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/07/US.highest.bipolar.rates/index.html?hpt=Sbin)!!

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**Author:** ![Onedzguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/onedzguy/32/1382_2.png) [@Onedzguy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Onedzguy)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/always-figured-we-americans-were-a-bit-nuts/49190/2 "2011-03-08T12:03:33Z")

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> [@Mtnjim](#):
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> 😮
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> The rest of the story is [HERE](http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/07/US.highest.bipolar.rates/index.html?hpt=Sbin)!!

I was wondering why my name was so special.😃

ODG