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Blood test could reveal bipolar disorder

Method that could diagnose, assess patients also raises ethical question

By Steve Mitchell
MSNBC

A blood test could be used to diagnose and assess the severity of certain mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, according to a new study. But some experts think this raises ethical concerns about prying into a person's mental status.

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