Objective This study examined the association between mental disorders, prior suicidality, and access to guns and gun safety in the U.S. population. Methods Using data from adult participants (N=5,692) from the National Comorbidity Survey: Replication (NCS-R), this...
Objective To assess the relationship between firearm ownership and possible psychiatric confounders of the firearm-suicide relationship. Methods Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate the association between living in a home with firearms and 12-month...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine whether purchase of a handgun from a licensed dealer is associated with the risk of homicide or suicide and whether any association varies in relation to time since purchase. Methods A case-control study was done...
Background It has been suggested that limiting access to firearms could prevent many suicides, but this belief is controversial. To assess the strength of the association between the availability of firearms and suicide, we studied all suicides that took place in the...
The characteristics of adolescent suicide victims (n = 27) were compared with those of a group at high risk for suicide, suicidal psychiatric inpatients (n = 56) who had either seriously considered (n = 18) or actually attempted (n = 38) suicide. The suicide victims...