CNN Anderson Cooper 360 May 1, 2013 00:38:00
Realized it? >> yeah, that's a really good point. it is possible that you could develop this as an adult but the more common scenario is what you describe, anderson. more typically, the onset is late teens, early 20s, but people don't recognize the symptoms. again, with bipolar 2, they can be a little bit milder so they may not be recognized and people sort of suffer with this, they don't realize that it's actually some sort of specific diagnosis and as a result, they don't get diagnosed until late so it's a lot of suffering that goes on. >> what triggers a manic or depressive episode? is it a...