Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Females Who Died by Firearm Suicide
In this cross-sectional study of females who died by firearm suicide, meaningfully distinct groups of female firearm suicide decedents were identified. Given the high proportion of females without mental health and physical health problems, it is plausible that many female firearm suicide decedents did not frequently intersect with the health care system before their death. Results suggest opportunities for preventing firearm suicide among females through nonmedical care settings.
Authors
- Stephen John Mooney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9092-938X)
- Evan V. Goldstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-7450)
- Julian Takagi‐Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2128-4463)
- Laura Prater (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-5063)
- Jennifer L. Hefner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-8038)
- Pejmon Noghrehchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0348-9599)
- Ning Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1491-723X)
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Harborview Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5941
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31