Introduction Firearms are the most common means of suicide death in the US. Major medical associations recommend health care providers counsel at-risk patients to limit firearm access. However, no national practice recommendations exist for implementing standardized...
Importance Firearms are the most common method of suicide, one of the “diseases of despair” driving increased mortality in the US over the past decade. However, routine standardized questions about firearm access are uncommon, particularly among adult populations, who...
Objective Addressing firearm access is recommended when patients are identified as being at risk of suicide. However, the practice of assessing firearm access is controversial, and no national guidelines exist to inform practice. This study qualitatively explored...
