TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Firearm access and risk of suicide JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Kels, Charles G. SP - 2124 EP - 2124 VL - 315 IS - 19 N2 -
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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LA - en SN - 0098-7484 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.1068 ID - ref1 ER -