+ Gun Storage Practices and Risk of Youth Suicide and Unintentional Firearm Injuries
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Grossman, David C. / Mueller, Beth A. / Riedy, Christine / Dowd, M. Denise / Villaveces, Andres / Prodzinski, Janice / Nakagawara, Jon / Howard, John / Thiersch, Norman / Harruff, Richard
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Storage, Suicide
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ACCIDENTS -- Prevention, CHILDREN -- Mortality, Ownership, SUICIDAL behavior, U.S. states
Data from incidents in which a child or adolescent younger than 20 years gained access to a firearm and shot himself/herself intentionally or unintentionally or shot another individual unintentionally...
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+ Gun availability and use of guns for murder and suicide in Canada
- Author:
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Lester, D.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Psychological Reports
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Canada, Elderly, HOMICIDE, Suicide, accidental death
"The accidental death rate from guns in Canada was associated with the percentage of guns used by suicides and on homicide victims except for elderly persons.”
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+ Suicide and Firearm Prevalence: Are Youth Disproportionately Affected?
- Author:
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Birckmayer, Johanna / Hemenway, David
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Age Group, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Gun ownership, Suicide, Youth, firearm suicide
Using data on U.S. deaths from the National Center for Health Statistics and estimates of regional gun ownership levels in the 9 U.S. Census regions from the General Social Survey 1979 to 1994, the authors...
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+ Child and adolescent suicide in a large, urban area: Psychological, demographic, and situational factors
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Weinberger, L. E. / Sreenivasan, S. / Sathyavagiswaran, L. / Markowitz, E.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Age Group, hanging, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Children, Hanging, Los Angeles, firearm suicides
Using data on the 46 suicides by youth younger than 16 in Los Angeles between 1996 and 1997, the authors discuss age, race, family situation, mental health, previous suicide attempts and drug and alcohol...
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+ Current trends in youth suicide and firearms regulations
- Author:
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Cheung, A. H. / Dewa, C. S.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Can J Public Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Canada, Death Certificates, Suicide/ statistics & numerical data/trends
The authors analyzed death certificate records and data from Statistics Canada for Canadian youth ages 15-19 who committed suicide in order to examine trends in youth suicide from 1979-1999 and the impact...
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+ Youth suicide in Wisconsin: mortality, hospitalizations, and risk factors
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Eisenberg, T. L. / Glysch, R. L. / Remington, P. L. / Katcher, M. L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- WMJ
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, State, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Hospitalization/ statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Suicide, Wisconsin/epidemiology
Data on completed suicides, self-injuring behavior that required hospitalization, and risk behaviors of youth ages 10-24 in Wisconsin were reviewed. Data came from the Center for Disease Control and...
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+ A statewide case-control study of spousal homicide-suicide in older persons
- Author:
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Malphurs, J. E. / Cohen, D.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Homicide, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Depression, Florida, Gender, Homicde-Suicide, Suicide
A total of 20 spousal homicide-suicides, cases in which a spouse killed his partner then himself, among individuals 55 years old or older were identified in Florida between January 1, 1998 and December...
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+ Suicide in children and adolescents - A 10-year retrospective review
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Shaw, D. / Fernandes, J. R. / Rao, C.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Suicide
The purpose of this article was to describe youth suicides (people less than 20 years old) in the area served by the Hamilton Regional Forensic Pathology Unit (Hamilton, Ontario; Canada), that occurred...
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+ The burden of suicide and homicide of Wisconsin's children and youth
- Author:
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Shiffler, T. / Hargarten, S. W. / Withers, R. L.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- WMJ
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Homicide, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, HOMICIDE, Suicide, Wisconsin
Using data from death certificates, coroners or medical examiners, Uniform Crime Reports, law enforcement records, and crime laboratories, the authors describe youth (people less than 25 years) suicides...
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+ Child and adolescent suicides in Virginia: 1987 to 2003
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Vieweg, W. V. / Linker, J. A. / Anum, E. A. / Turf, E. / Pandurangi, A. K. / Sood, B. / Fierro, M. F. / Fernandez, A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Child, Ethnic groups, Suicide, Virginia
The article describes a retrospective study of youth suicides (ages 10-17 years) in Virginia from 1987-2003. The authors analyzed medical examiner data. Suicides accounted for 17% of the “unnatural” deaths...
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+ Firearms legislation and reductions in firearm-related suicide deaths in New Zealand
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Beautrais, A. L. / Fergusson, D. M. / Horwood, L. J.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, International, Legislation and Policy, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Law & legislation, SURVEYS, Suicide, TEENAGERS
Following the introduction of legislation in 1992 that restricted ownership and access to firearms, firearm-related suicide significantly decreased, particularly among youth. After legislation, the mean...
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