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A Moving Target: Firearm Deaths, Mental Health, and the Role of Physicians.
Curr Psychiatry Rep
December 2024
Atrium Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University-Charlotte Region, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Purpose Of Review: This review aims to provide an updated overview of trends in firearm- related deaths, the mental health impact on communities, and clinical and legislative interventions. We examine existing interventions and highlight lesser-known yet impactful strategies, such as incorporating appropriate training in medical education on firearm safety. Additionally, we explore the broader impacts of firearm violence on community mental health and address the disputed topic of whether mental illness is a driving factor behind mass shootings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and risk factors of depression in U.S. adults post mass shootings: evidence from population-based surveys of multiple communities.
Public Health
July 2024
School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Objectives: Mass violence incidents (MVIs) involving firearms, commonly referred to as "mass shootings" have become increasingly frequent in the United States. These shootings often result in immediate casualties and have far-reaching psychological impacts on survivors, witnesses, and the broader community. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors of depression within affected communities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPassion for guns and beliefs in a dangerous world: An examination of defensive gun ownership.
Aggress Behav
May 2024
Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
This research examines the notion of defensive gun ownership using the Dualistic Model of Passion. We hypothesized that an obsessive (vs. harmonious) passion for guns would be associated with a belief in a dangerous world (BDW).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffecting change in the aftermath of school shootings.
Sci Adv
December 2023
School of Government and Public Policy University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
School shootings energize pro-gun advocates but better organized and more enduring gun control efforts could affect legislative change after such tragedies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchool shootings increase NRA donations.
Sci Adv
December 2023
Nuffield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
The United States has experienced a tragic increase in school shootings in recent years. Despite substantial media attention being paid to such incidents and widespread support for stricter gun control measures, substantial legislative action remains absent, however. To make sense of this puzzle, this paper focuses on the mobilizing responses of gun rights supporters in the aftermath of such events.
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