title: Resource Document on Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders.
abstract: The American Psychiatric Association, ("APA"), with more than 36,000 members at present, is the Nation's leading organization of physicians who specialize in psychiatry. APA provides for education and advocacy and develops policy through Position Statements. It promotes enhanced knowledge of particular topics relevant to psychiatric practice and patient care through Resource Documents. Since 1993, the APA has developed various positions and resource materials related to firearms and mental illness, incorporating evolving themes as new issues emerge. This paper reflects the APA's 2014 Resource Document on "Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders." This article is derived from work done on behalf of American Psychiatric Association and remains the property of APA. It has been altered only in response to the requirements of peer review.
authors.affiliation: Chair, Workgroup of the Council of Psychiatry and the Law of the American Psychiatric Association.
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pinals
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bonnie
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Carl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Liza H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gold
authors.affiliation: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Li-Wen
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights; D003219:Confidentiality; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry; D011634:Public Health; D012042:Registries; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention