Dr Chu Reports That "Mental Patients Are No More Dangerous

question 12

Multiple Choice

Dr. Chu reports that "mental patients are no more dangerous than other people." What does research suggest about the doctor's statement?

• A) Research shows that there is no correlation between any psychiatric diagnosis except antisocial personality disorder and dangerousness.
• B) Research shows that patients are considerably more dangerous than others in the population, even after they are medicated.
• C) Research shows that individuals with diagnoses of both a mental disorder and a substance abuse disorder are slightly more dangerous than other patients.
• D) Research shows that mental patients are actually considerably less dangerous than are others in the population because they are so withdrawn.