Objectives To examine the extent to which 4 laws regulating handgun ownership were associated with statewide suicide rate changes. Methods To test between-group differences in statewide suicide rate changes between 2013 and 2014 in all 50 states and the District of...
In 1992, the Canadian Firearms Act aimed at ensuring safe storage of firearms was promulgated. This study compares suicide methods 6 years prior to the enactment of the law and 5 years after its enactment. The study encompassed 426 suicide cases from...
Objectives What are the correlates of suicide among blacks and whites? One body of literature suggests that structural factors such as poverty, inequality, joblessness, and family disruption are the key contributors, while another literature considers the availability...
Objectives The aims of this study were to (i) survey mental health-related correlates of firearms ownership and availability in Australia, and (ii) assess possible causal relationships between civilian gun deaths, gun availability and mental disorders. Method...
Objective The authors review recent literature examining the impact of gun control legislation on suicide rates. Method MEDLINE and PsychLIT searches on gun ownership, gun control, and psychiatric firearm-related topics from 1982 through March 1997 were examined for...
