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American Psychiatric Association: Position Statement on Firearm Access, Acts of Violence and the Relationship to Mental Illness and Mental Health Services
Author(s) -
Pinals Debra A.,
Appelbaum Paul S.,
Bonnie Richard,
Fisher Carl E.,
Gold Liza H.,
Lee LiWen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2180
Subject(s) - mental illness , position statement , mental health , association (psychology) , psychiatry , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , position (finance) , position paper , resource (disambiguation) , occupational safety and health , medicine , injury prevention , psychology , medical emergency , family medicine , computer science , psychotherapist , business , computer network , finance , pathology
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 Position Statement on Firearm Access, Acts of Violence and the Relationship to Mental Illness and Mental Health Services.