According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, biochemical hypothyroidism develops in 5% to 35% of patients with bipolar disorder, usually within 6 to 18 months of lithium treatment initiation.
The longest-surviving dynasty in the world is the Imperial House of Japan, the Yamato dynasty, whose reign is traditionally dated to 660 BC.
Telegraph View: Today Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest-reigning monarch, save for Queen Victoria.