A person with a dissociative disorder is making comments about wanting to kill him/herself. You realize the highest risk of that would be if the person:
A) Presents a plan and has the means
B) Presents a plan and has disorganized thought process
C) Fantasizes about suicide and reads about suicide
D) Knows family or friends who have committed suicide
A
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A) True B) False
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