Citation

Johal R, Lippmann S, Smock W, Gosney C. Psychiatry (MMC) 2010; 7(2): 14-15.

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(Copyright © 2010, Matrix Medical Communications)

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Abstract

Notes that gun ownership is common in America, and that gun-related suicide in America accounts for most of the violent death occurrences. The authors also report that guns are the most frequently used means involved in deaths by domestic violence, increasing the rate of killing an intimate partner. Moreover, hospitals, trauma centers, and rehabilitation or nursing home facilities are flooded with victims of shootings. Acute healthcare expenditures for injured individuals are enormous and most of these patients are uninsured. Based on available evidence, the authors ask whether we should accept our current status or whether a reassessment of our gun-regulation system is a potential legal alternative. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)