Mass shootings in the United States: Understanding the importance of mental health and firearm considerations.

LA Yelderman, JJ Joseph, MP West… - … , public policy, and law, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of this study was to examine whether mass shooters' media-reported mental
health history and firearm access related to mass shooting severity. The current analysis …

Commentary: linking mass shootings with mental illness and stigma

AM Edwards, Y Kotera - International journal of mental health and …, 2023 - Springer
The current commentary takes a closer look at the issue of mass shootings in the US and the
stigma experienced by those with a serious mental illness. Mental illness is not a predictor of …

Slipping through the cracks? The impact of reporting mental health records to the national firearm background check system

FE Vars, B Meadows, G Edwards - Journal of Economic Behavior & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prominent players on both sides of the contentious debate over firearm regulation agree that
some people with mental illness should be prohibited from purchasing firearms. This …

[图书][B] Teacher's perceptions of warning signs to prevent mass school shootings

N Petrovich - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Investigations of mass school shootings indicated that there were warning signs, ie,
indications that the shooter was intending to commit the mass school shooting, that were …

Slipping through the cracks? The impact of reporting mental health records to the national firearm background check system

FE Vars, GS Edwards - The Impact of Reporting Mental Health …, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
Both sides of the contentious debate over firearm regulation agree that some people with
mental illness should be prohibited from purchasing firearms. This consensus exists despite …

[PDF][PDF] Mass Shootings in the United States: Why Mental Health and Access to Firearms Are Important

LA Yelderman, JJ Joseph, MP West - 2019 - researchgate.net
The purpose of this study was to examine whether mass shooters' media-reported mental
health history and firearm access relate to mass shooting severity. The current analysis …

[图书][B] On'Clear And Present Danger': The Influence of Firearm Legislation on College Student Perceptions of Mental Illness and Treatment-Seeking Intentions

CA Fowler - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Mental illness (MI) stigma is considered a primary barrier to seeking and remaining in
treatment. Mental health experts argue that directly targeting persons with MI in an effort to …