ArticleAmerican journal of public health2013
Suicide, guns, and public policy.
Article in American journal of public health, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence of suicide by latitude: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Achieving health equity in US suicides: a narrative review and commentary.BMC public health · 2022Review
- The Influence of New York's SAFE Act on Individuals Seeking Mental Health Treatment.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2021Article
- Management of Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Suicide in Adults with Spinal Cord Injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Article
- Preparing for the Behavioral Health Impact of COVID-19 in Michigan.Current psychiatry reports · 2020Review
- A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Lethal Means Assessment and Risk for Subsequent Suicide Attempts and Deaths.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- The impact of gun violence restraining order laws in the U.S. and firearm suicide among older adults: a longitudinal state-level analysis, 2012-2016.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Participatory model building for suicide prevention in Canada.International journal of mental health systems · 2020Article
- Simulating the Suicide Prevention Effects of Firearms Restrictions Based on Psychiatric Hospitalization and Treatment Records: Social Benefits and Unintended Adverse Consequences.American journal of public health · 2019Article
- A 20-year study of suicide death in a statewide autism population.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2019Article
- Recent advances in understanding and managing self-harm in adolescents.F1000Research · 2019Review
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- The Effect of the Australian National Firearms Agreement on Suicide and Homicide Mortality, 1978-2015.American journal of public health · 2018Article
- General Medical, Mental Health, and Demographic Risk Factors Associated With Suicide by Firearm Compared With Other Means.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2018Article
- Parents' Depressive Symptoms and Gun, Fire, and Motor Vehicle Safety Practices.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
Suicide is a serious public health concern that is responsible for almost 1 million deaths each year worldwide. It is commonly an impulsive act by a vulnerable individual. The impulsivity of suicide provides opportunities to reduce the risk of suicide by restricting access to lethal means. In the United States, firearms, particularly handguns, are the most common means of suicide. Despite strong empirical evidence that restriction of access to firearms reduces suicides, access to firearms in the United States is generally subject to few restrictions. Implementation and evaluation of measures such as waiting periods and permit requirements that restrict access to handguns should be a top priority for reducing deaths from impulsive suicide in the United States.
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