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Firearms and adolescent suicide. A community case-control study

D A Brent1, J A Perper, G Moritz

  • 1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, PA 15213.

American Journal of Diseases of Children (1960)
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Firearms in the home significantly increase adolescent suicide risk, especially handguns and loaded guns. Pediatricians should advise removing guns from homes with suicidal adolescents.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Background:

  • Firearm access is a known risk factor for suicide.
  • Adolescent suicide remains a critical public health concern.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between firearms in the home and adolescent suicide.
  • To identify specific firearm characteristics that may increase risk.

Main Methods:

  • A matched, case-control study was conducted using a population-based community sample.
  • Sixty-seven adolescent suicide victims were compared with 67 demographically matched living controls.

Main Results:

  • The presence of any gun in the home was significantly associated with adolescent suicide (OR=4.4).

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  • Handguns in the home showed a particularly strong association with suicide (OR=9.4).
  • Loaded handguns were significant risk factors, especially in individuals without apparent psychiatric disorders.

    • Conclusions:

    • Pediatricians should advocate for the removal of firearms from homes with suicidal adolescents.
    • The presence of firearms, particularly handguns, is linked to adolescent suicide risk, even without clear psychiatric illness.