A nurse is working with a patient with depression whose identical twin committed suicide. In assessing this patient for suicidal risk, the nurse should consider that this patient:
a. is at increased risk for suicide.
b. has the same risk as the general population.
c. cannot be assigned a level of risk based on such limited data.
d. is at low risk because the patient has experienced the trauma of suicide.
A
Family history of suicide is a significant risk factor for self-destructive behavior. In addition, monozygotic twins have a high concordance rate for suicide.
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