???The Presence and Accessibility of Firearms in the Homes of Adolescent Suicides???

Brent, David A.; Perper, Joshua A.; Allman, Christopher J.; Moritz, Grace; Wartella, Mary E.; Zelenak, Janice P.

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“…Three studies were conducted among adolescents in wester Pennsylvania. l0 [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Using inpatients as control subjects, the first study reported that the relative risk for suicide among those with firearms in the home was 2.7,10 and the second study gave an estimate of 2.1.11 The third study used population-based control subjects and reported an adjusted relative risk for suicide, given a handgun in the home, of 9.5 (95% CI = 1.7, 53.9).13 A study conducted in Tennessee and Washington estimated that the relative risk for suicide in the home among handgun owners was 5.8.12…”

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“…Evidence that access to firearms may increase the risk of suicide and homicide comes from five case--control studies [10][11][12][13][14] These studies have several limitations. First, they used information from proxy respondents for case subjects, but often interviewed control subjects directly; this difference might have biased the results.…”

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The association between the purchase of a handgun and homicide or suicide.

Cummings

Koepsell²,

Grossman³

et al. 1997

Am J Public Health

202

107

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine whether purchase of a handgun from a licensed dealer is associated with the risk of homicide or suicide and whether any association varies in relation to time since purchase. METHODS: A case-control study was done among the members of a large health maintenance organization. Case subjects were the 353 suicide victims and 117 homicide victims among the members from 1980 through 1992. Five control subjects were matched to each case subject on age, sex, and zip code of residence. Handgun purchase information was obtained from the Department of Licensing. RESULTS: The adjusted relative risk of suicide was 1.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4, 2.5) for persons with a history of family handgun purchase from a registered dealer. The adjusted relative risk for homicide, given a history of family handgun purchase, was 2.2 (95% CI = 1.3, 3.7). For both suicide and homicide, the elevated relative risks persisted for more than 5 years after the purchase. CONCLUSIONS: Legal purchase of a handgun appears to be associated with a long-lasting increased risk of violent death.

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The association between the purchase of a handgun and homicide or suicide.

Cummings

Koepsell²,

Grossman³

et al. 1997

Am J Public Health

202

107

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“…Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit von Dervic et al über den Anstieg der Suizide durch Faustfeuerwaffen zieht logisch die Forderung der Erschwerung des Zugangs und der Verwahrung der Feuerwaffen nach sich [12]. Allein das Vorhandensein von Schusswaffen im Haushalt bedeutet einen signifikanten Risikofaktor für Suizide bei Kindern und Jugendlichen [25]. An die gesetzlichen Vorschriften über die sichere und getrennte Verwahrung der Waffe und der dazugehörigen Munition kann nicht oft genug erinnert werden.…”

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Suizid im Kindes- und Jugendalter

Friedrich¹

2006

Wien Klin Wochenschr

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“…This question is of considerable importance given evidence that keeping a firearm in the home is associated with elevated rates of homicide, suicide, and fatal gun accidents. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] In this article, we study measurement errors in survey estimates that result from asking only 1 adult from each selected household to report on household gun ownership, a practice motivated by considerations of surveying costs.8 While comparisons between self-reported personal gun ownership and data from administrative records reveal low false-negative rates,9'10 little is known about the degree to which respondents may misreport about guns kept by other household members. "",12…”

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The gender gap in reporting household gun ownership.

Ludwig¹,

Cook²,

Smith³

1998

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: This study examined errors in estimating household gun ownership that result from interviewing only 1 adult per household. METHODS: Data from 2 recent telephone surveys and a series of in-person surveys were used to compare reports of household gun ownership by husbands and wives. RESULTS: In the telephone surveys, the rate of household gun ownership reported by husbands exceeded wives' reports by an average of 12 percentage points; husbands' reports also implied 43.3 million more guns. The median "gender gap" in recent in-person surveys is 7 percentage points. CONCLUSIONS: Future research should focus on respondents' reports about personally owned guns.

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???The Presence and Accessibility of Firearms in the Homes of Adolescent Suicides???

Cited by 43 publications

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The association between the purchase of a handgun and homicide or suicide.

The association between the purchase of a handgun and homicide or suicide.

Suizid im Kindes- und Jugendalter

The gender gap in reporting household gun ownership.

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