bipolar articles

Am I the only one seeing a major error in the story about Lacey Turner having never have heard of bipolar?
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ib8RzvIX9JMEguhftPQ7hN2TFdIw
When I heard this I was nonetheless shocked however suddenly it loomed on me , how could she have not heard of bipolar before her character Stacey developed it when her on-screen Mum has been storylined with it ever since joining the show??
Stupidity on her behalf or major misquoting?
Major misquoting I expect – she probably meant ‘before Eastenders’ – possibly as people used to say Schizophrenic
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