Which Statement Does NOT Describe How Well Mental Health Professionals

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which statement does NOT describe how well mental health professionals predict dangerousness?

• A) They are better at accurately predicting short-term than long-term risks of dangerousness.
• B) They tend to overestimate the likelihood that a patient will be violent.
• C) They are wrong more often than they are right when predicting long-term violence.
• D) They are better at accurately predicting long-term than short-term risks of dangerousness.

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