Which of these clients is at the highest risk for committing suicide?
1. An adult who developed severe and persistent mental illness later in life after ex-periencing success
2. A middle-age man who has chronic schizophrenia without depression
3. A child who has minimal brain damage and attends regular classes at school
4. A person who was diagnosed with chronic brain damage at the age of 3
ANS: 1
An adult who develops severe and persistent mental illness after having known success may ex-perience severe depression, placing him at risk for suicide. 2. Absence of depression makes sui-cide risk less likely. 3. No data are provided to suggest high suicide risk. 4. Suicide risk is lower when diagnosis is made early in life.
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