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Alumnus remains leading researcher into bipolar disorder
The link between genetics and mental illness continues to engage Abram Hostetter, a Goshen College graduate and psychiatrist who is in his fourth decade of world-recognized research into why Old Order Amish are more susceptible to bipolar disorder than the general population.