Objectives To test the associations of childhood domestic gun access with adult criminality and suicidality. Methods Analyses were based on a 20+ year prospective, community-representative study of 1420 children, who were assessed up to 8 times during childhood...
Background Previously it was noted that firearm use by nurses in suicide was changing. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention suicide dataset contains investigation narratives that no researcher has analyzed and may provide context to inform suicide prevention....
Introduction Kansas has seen a steady increase in the rate of firearm deaths and injuries. Little is known surrounding the demographic and geospatial factors of these firearm-related traumas. The purpose of this study was to describe the overall incidence of...
Background Many studies have found that state gun laws that regulate the purchase and possession of firearms can lead to a reduction in suicide rates. Yet, the literature has primarily focused on the effects of state gun laws on adult suicides, despite the fact that...
Background Rates of firearm homicide and suicide have varied over time. These variations are due to a number of factors including temporal trends, age, birth year and gender. We sought to conduct an age–period–cohort analysis to understand the intersection of...
