READ MORE: Paul Newman: Risk factors of the 'horrible' disease that killed actorIn an earlier interview, this time at the TCM Classic Film Festival back in 2012, she said that her depression phase is more acute. "I go through more of the depression than the mania part," she said.
Novak, whose dad reportedly suffered from depression, is not wrong in suggesting she could have inherited her illness from her family.
Bipolar disorder is more common in people who have relatives with it. People who suffer traumatic childhoods are also more likely to develop bipolar.
Although Novak said she takes antipsychotic medication, she has never been on lithium, a common medication for bipolar disorder because it made her put on weight.
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