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Rates of Violence in Patients Classified as High Risk by Structured Risk Assessment Instrument
This paper found that the rate of violence in individuals classified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments (SRAIs) shows substantial variation, highlighting the need for caution when using this data to inform governance.
Mental Health Professionals’ Duty to Warn
This resource details state-specific laws regarding mental health professionals' duty to disclose information about patients who may become violent.
Effects of Risk-based Firearm Seizure Laws in Connecticut and Indiana on Suicide Rates, 1981-2015
This study examining the effects of firearm seizure laws in two states found long-term reduced population-level firearm suicide rates.
Implementation and Effectiveness of Connecticut’s Riskbased Gun Removal Law: Does it Prevent Suicides?
This paper looks at the effectiveness of state laws in Connecticut that aim to remove firearms from at-risk individuals on reducing firearm related death.
American College of Physicians Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee. American College of Physicians ethics manual: sixth edition
The American College of Physicians (ACP) Ethics Manual covers emerging issues in medical ethics.
The American Medical Association code of medical ethics’ opinions on disclosing diagnoses to patients
Medical ethics on informed consent and withholding information from patients.
Do partners with children know about firearms in their home? Evidence of a gender gap and implications for practitioners
This paper looking at heterosexual couples' reporting of firearm ownership and storage found several gender gaps in the reporting of firearm ownership with regard to the number and type of firearms owned.
“Is there a gun in the home?” Assessing the Risks of Gun Ownership in Older Adults
Given that the highest rate of gun ownership in America in in those who are 65 and older, this paper focuses on the importance of addressing safe gun ownership in the elderly population.
Children and Firearms in the Home: A Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOARnet) Study
This paper examining the opinions about gun ownership, gun safety education, and gun counseling attitudes in the Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network, found that most respondents believe that physicians should focus on safe gun storage information rather than counseling about the removal of guns from the home.
Family Practice Patients’ Attitudes Toward Firearm Safety as a Preventive Medicine Issue: A HARNET Study
This cross-sectional study from 1999 found that the majority of patients served by 11 family practices did not think their family physician had a responsibility to discuss firearm safety during an office visit.
Loaded Questions: Internet Commenters’ Opinions on Physician-patient Firearm Safety Conversations
Understanding challenges of firearm safety counseling and help inform injury prevention efforts through anonymous online media comments about firearm safety counseling by clinicians.
Public Opinion Regarding whether Speaking with Patients about Firearms is Appropriate: Results of a National Survey
This survey-based study found that the over half of firearm owners believed that health care provider discussions about firearms are appropriate in some contexts.