
Regarding the mentally ill and violence, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Former mental patients are more likely to be violent than people in general.
B) People who are actively psychotic are too disturbed to be violent.
C) A young intoxicated poor male is more likely to be violent than a mental patient.
D) If a person commits a violent crime and is diagnosed with schizophrenia, he or she will be found incompetent to stand trial or will be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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