Citation

Kels CG. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 2016; 315(19): 2124.

Affiliation

Division of Legislative Counsel, American Medical Association, Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/jama.2016.1068

PMID

27187312

Abstract

In their Viewpoint on gun possession and suicide risk, Dr Swanson and colleagues1 offered a commonsense approach to suicide prevention by limiting access to firearms during times of heightened risk. Their research and policy framework seeks to transcend divisive political debates in favor of assessing and mitigating specific periods of vulnerability.

However, I am concerned by the authors’ suggestion that involuntary psychiatric holds, short of formal involuntary commitment, should be reportable to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)...

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