Phil’s risk for completing suicide is

a) lower than Joanna’s.
b) higher than Joanna’s.
c) about the same as Joanna’s.
d) impossible to assess because suicide statistics and risk factors are notoriously unreliable


Answer: b) higher than Joanna’s.

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What will be an ideal response?

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