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

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The study found that stress played an equally important role in the occurrence of bipolar episodes regardless of the number of past episodes. Therefore, option B is the correct choice. Options A and D are incorrect because the study did not find evidence that low levels of stress protected against either manic or depressive episodes. Option C is incorrect because the study did find that high levels of stress were associated with the occurrence of manic and depressive episodes.

A Sophisticated Prospective Study of the Role of Stressful Life