Which assessment finding presents the greatest risk for violent behavior? A patient who:
A) is severely agoraphobic.
B) has a history of intimate partner violence.
C) complains of bizarre somatic delusions.
D) verbalizes hopelessness and powerlessness.

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A history of prior aggression or violence is the best predictor of patients who may become violent. Patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders are not particularly prone to violence unless panic occurs. Patients experiencing hopelessness and powerlessness may have coexisting anger, but violence is not often demonstrated. Patients experiencing paranoid delusions are at greater risk for violence than those with bizarre somatic delusions.

Which Assessment Finding Presents the Greatest Risk for Violent Behavior