A Mental Health Professional Wanting to Reduce the Risk of Suicide

question 99

Multiple Choice

A mental health professional wanting to reduce the risk of suicide in a client who uses alcohol would probably say, ____.

• A)"Stop drinking.Alcohol constricts your thinking, and that is dangerous."
• B)"If you stop drinking suddenly, you will experience alcohol myopia, a dangerous condition."
• C)"Alcohol myopia is a pleasant state that will probably reduce your likelihood of committing suicide."
• D)"I'm not worried about your drinking because you are less likely to take your life when sober than when intoxicated."

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