Forensic psychiatry: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Forensic psychiatry

Sample item

What is a key clinical priority when assessing suicide risk?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Ask directly about thoughts, plans, means, and intent

Direct empathetic questioning about suicidal thoughts, plans, access to means, and intent helps determine immediate safety needs and appropriate support.

Option by option

  • A. Rely only on family reassurance

    Collateral history is useful but not sufficient alone.

  • B. Ask directly about thoughts, plans, means, and intent (correct)

    Correct: direct inquiry is essential to risk assessment.

  • C. Avoid discussing suicidal thoughts

    Avoidance can miss imminent risk.

  • D. Assess handwriting before safety

    Handwriting does not determine acute safety.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Ask directly about thoughts, plans, means, and intent. Direct empathetic questioning about suicidal thoughts, plans, access to means, and intent helps determine immediate safety needs and appropriate support.

Why is "Rely only on family reassurance" not the answer?

Collateral history is useful but not sufficient alone.

Why is "Avoid discussing suicidal thoughts" not the answer?

Avoidance can miss imminent risk.

Why is "Assess handwriting before safety" not the answer?

Handwriting does not determine acute safety.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Forensic psychiatry in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: direct inquiry is essential to risk assessment.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Forensic psychiatry?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.