Objective To examine the risk factors and precipitating circumstances associated with firearm suicide. Methods Data from the restricted National Violent Death Reporting System (2003-6) for 25 491 male and female suicide decedents aged 18 and older were analysed by...
Background To evaluate the associations of state laws restricting firearms and incidence rates of suicide in men and women using a cross-sectional design. Methods States were divided into three categories based on the restrictiveness of their firearm laws: restrictive...
Objectives This 11-city study sought to identify risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships. Methods Proxies of 220 intimate partner femicide victims identified from police or medical examiner records were interviewed, along with 343 abused control women....
Background Few controlled studies have examined possible gender differences in risk factors for suicide. This paper examined the associations of certain risk factors with suicide among males and females aged 15-64, and the variation in the associations by gender....
Background There continues to be considerable controversy over whether ownership of a handgun increases or decreases the risk of violent death. Methods We conducted a population-based cohort study to compare mortality among 238,292 persons who purchased a handgun in...
