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Mental illness and reduction of gun violence and suicide: bringing epidemiologic research to policy

PURPOSE: This article describes epidemiologic evidence concerning risk of gun violence and suicide linked to psychiatric disorders, in contrast to media-fueled public perceptions of the dangerousness of mentally ill individuals, and evaluates effectiveness of policies and laws designed to prevent fi...

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Autores principales: Swanson, Jeffrey W., McGinty, E. Elizabeth, Fazel, Seena, Mays, Vickie M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24861430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.03.004