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>> i think it can, absolutely. i think trigger is the right word as opposed to cause. i think there's mounting evidence that people probably have a predisposition, some sort of genetic predisposition toward it. we know that children, for example, if they have a parent with bipolar, four to six times more likely to develop it. so some genetic component. they haven't identified the genes. the trigger, that's always been the -- something people have been looking for, and stress is a big one. >> and in terms of -- i think she's checked herself into a facility. for a lot of people, this is somethin...

Her husband battling cancer. does stress trigger bipolar disorder? >> i think it can, absolutely. i think trigger is the right word as opposed to cause. i think there's mounting evidence that people probably have a predisposition, some sort of genetic predisposition toward it. we know that children, for example, if they have a parent with bipolar, four to six times more likely to develop it. so some genetic component. they haven't identified the genes. the trigger, that's always been the -- something people have been looking for, and stress is a big one. >> and in terms of -- i think she's che...

Past year with michael douglas, her husband battling cancer. does stress trigger bipolar disorder? >> i think it can, absolutely. i think trigger is the right word as opposed to cause. i think there's mounting evidence that people probably have a predisposition, some sort of genetic predisposition toward it. we know that children, for example, if they have a parent with bipolar, four to six times more likely to develop it. so some genetic component. the trigger, that's always been the -- something people have been looking for, and stress is a big one. >> and in terms of -- i think she's checke...

Does stress trigger bipolar disorder? >> i think it can, absolutely. i think trigger is the right word as opposed to cause. i think there's mounting evidence that people probably have a predisposition, some sort of genetic predisposition toward it. we know that children, for example, if they have a parent with bipolar, four to six times more likely to develop it. so some genetic component. the trigger, that's always been the -- something people have been looking for, and stress is a big one. >> and in terms of -- i think she's checked herself into a facility. for a lot of people, this is somet...