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- Title
Resource Document on Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders.
- Authors
Pinals, Debra A.; Appelbaum, Paul S.; Bonnie, Richard J.; Fisher, Carl E.; Gold, Liza H.; Lee, Li‐Wen
- Abstract
The American Psychiatric Association, ('APA'), with more than 36,000 members at present, is the Nation's leading organization of physicians who specialize in psychiatry. APA provides for education and advocacy and develops policy through Position Statements. It promotes enhanced knowledge of particular topics relevant to psychiatric practice and patient care through Resource Documents. Since 1993, the APA has developed various positions and resource materials related to firearms and mental illness, incorporating evolving themes as new issues emerge. This paper reflects the APA's 2014 Resource Document on 'Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders.' This article is derived from work done on behalf of American Psychiatric Association and remains the property of APA. It has been altered only in response to the requirements of peer review. Copyright © 2015 American Psychiatric Association. Published with permission (original adopted by the American Psychiatric Association 2014).
- Subjects
UNITED States; GUN laws; PEOPLE with mental illness; AMERICAN Psychiatric Association; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; FIREARMS &; crime; SUICIDE; SHOOTINGS (Crime) -- Social aspects; VIOLENCE; MENTAL health laws
- Publication
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 2/3, p186
- ISSN
0735-3936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bsl.2181