A Sophisticated Prospective Study of the Role of Stressful Life

question 61

Multiple Choice

A sophisticated prospective study of the role of stressful life events in bipolar disorder by Ellicott, Hammen, and colleagues found that

• A) low levels of stress protected an individual against manic episodes.
• B) stress did not play a lesser role with the occurrence of more episodes.
• C) high levels of stress were not associated with the occurrence of manic or depressive episodes.
• D) low levels of stress protected an individual against depressive episodes.

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