Gun violence and mental illness / edited by Liza H. Gold, M.D. ; Robert I. Simon, M.D., Co-editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gold, Liza H., 1958- editor.

Simon, Robert I., editor.

American Psychiatric Association, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Firearms--Law and legislation--United States.

Firearms.

Mentally ill--United States.

Mentally ill.

Mental illness--Psychology.

Mental illness.

Suicide--United States.

Suicide.

Violence--United States.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 pages) : illustrations, charts

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important, multidisciplinary volume presents evidence-based analyses and risk assessment strategies for mental health clinicians, trainees, and those interested in finding more effective interventions to decrease the costs of the serious public health problems of gun violence and mental illness.

Contents:

Gun violence and serious mental illness / Emma McGinty and Daniel Webster

Firearms and suicide in the United States / Matthew Miller, Catherine Barber, Deborah Azrael

Gun violence, urban youth, and mental illness / Carl Bell

Mass shootings and mental illness / James L. Knoll, IV, George D. Annas

School shootings and mental illness / Peter Ash

Mental illness and the national instant criminal background check system / Marilyn Price, Patricia Recupero, Donna Norris

Mental illness, dangerousness, and involuntary commitment / Eric Drogin and Carol Spaderna

Accessing mental health care / Robert Trestman, Fred Volkmar, and Liza Gold

Structured violence risk assessment : implications for preventing gun violence / Daniel C. Murrie

Suicide and firearms : risk assessment and public policy / Robert I. Simon, Liza H. Gold

Treatment engagement, access to services and civil commitment reform : would these strategies help reduce firearm-related risks? / Debra A. Pinals

Preventing gun violence : decreasing access to firearms during times of crisis / Josh Horwitz, Anna Grilley, and Kelly Ward

Relief from disabilities : mental health evaluations in firearm rights restoration hearings / Liza Gold and Donna Vanderpool

Decreasing gun violence : social and public health interventions / Shannon Frattaroli, Shani A.L. Buggs.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61537-856-1

1-61537-063-3