2025
Intimate partner violence perpetration and firearm ownership and storage practices among U.S. military veterans
Nichter B, Hill M, Fischer I, Portnoy G, Kachadourian L, Norman S, Pietrzak R. Intimate partner violence perpetration and firearm ownership and storage practices among U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 185: 177-185. PMID: 40185045, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransFirearm storage practicesImplementation of public health initiativesIntimate partner violenceMale veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResiliencePromote safe firearm storageFirearm ownersPublic health initiativesPopulation-based dataNationally Representative SampleFirearm ownershipHealth initiativesVeterans StudyElevated oddsFirearm storagePrevention effortsRepresentative sampleLifetime prevalenceStorage practicesIntimate partner violence useVeteransViolence prevention effortsScreening efforts
2024
Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS
Testa A, Semenza D, Jackson D, Fu K, McKay S, Ganson K, Nagata J, Tsai J. Social isolation and firearm secure storage in the USA: results from the 2022 BRFSS. Injury Prevention 2024, ip-2024-045468. PMID: 39578054, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2024-045468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial isolationBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemFirearm storageRisk Factor Surveillance SystemStored firearmsFirearm safety educationPublic health strategiesFeelings of social isolationMultinomial logistic regression analysisIssues of social isolationMultinomial logistic regressionUnintentional injuriesLogistic regression analysisHealth strategiesLogistic regressionSurveillance systemSafety educationPsychological stateRegression analysisRespondentsFirearmBRFSSStorage practicesFirearm storage practices among military veterans in the United States: Findings from a nationally representative survey
Nichter B, Hill M, Fischer I, Panza K, Kline A, Na P, Norman S, Rowcliffe M, Pietrzak R. Firearm storage practices among military veterans in the United States: Findings from a nationally representative survey. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 82-89. PMID: 38280567, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm storage practicesContemporary population-based dataNational Health and ResiliencePromote safe firearm storageTrauma exposureAssociated with increased risk of suicidePopulation-based dataCross-sectional designStorage of firearmsAssociated with increased riskRisk of suicideNationally Representative SurveyDrug use disordersHealthcare professionalsSociodemographic characteristicsVeterans StudyFirearm storageTraumatic brain injuryU.S. veteransService membersMilitary veteransStorage practicesTraining initiativesVeteransRisk status
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