manic depressive bipolar symptoms

What are the symptoms of bipolar disorder? How to know if anyone has it?
How to know if anyone in your family also is a maniac? or a manic depressive Thanksgiving? And if you are, how can you help or do you do? What if I want to go to doctors? A anyone with any advice. Family member I have in mind is not insane but had a bad childhood. I want to help her.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-publication.shtml Please read this from the National Institute of Mental Health. I'm bipolar high functioning in medication and therapy. FYI: None of us are crazy! It is a disease and can support the family member by fully educated on the disease.
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