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An adolescent diagnosed with an impulse control disorder said,"I just want to die.I spend all my time getting even with people who have done wrong to me." When asked about a suicide plan,the adolescent replied,"I'll jump from the bridge near my home.My father threw kittens off that bridge,and they died because they couldn't swim." Rate the suicide risk.


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