By early "age of entry" does that mean the time the patient seeks help for mental illness? I was first seen at 17 for anxiety and depression, but I wasn't diagnosed as BP until I was 28, and not correctly diagnosed as type I until I was 34…

My father is a severe alcoholic and BPI like me, but has never received treatment. My mother suffered from depression (and was also an alcoholic), so did/does my sister. My brother has gone through episodes of depression, but his psych picture is more complicated than that… the alcohol is masking whatever is going on.