John “Jack” Rozel, MD, MSL, returns to the Psychcast to talk with Lorenzo Norris, MD, about American gun violence and steps clinicians can take to disrupt it.
Dr. Rozel is medical director of the resolve Crisis Network. He also serves as associate professor of psychiatry and adjunct professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Rozel is also past president of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry. He has no disclosures.
Dr. Norris is associate dean of student affairs and administration at George Washington University, Washington. He has no disclosures.
Take-home points
Summary
References
Victor D and Taylor DB. A partial list of mass shootings in the United States in 2021. New York Times. 2021 Apr 16.
Kim NY. Gun violence spiked during pandemic, even as the deadliest mass shootings waned. Poynter.org. 2021 Mar 25.
Rozel JS and Mulvey EP. Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2017 May 8;13:445-69.
Metzl JM et al. Har Rev Psychiatry. 2021 Jan-Feb 01;29(1):81-9.
Firearm access is a risk factor for suicide. Harvard School of Public Health.
National Council for Behavioral Health. Mass Violence in America: Causes, impacts, and solutions. 2019 Aug.
Gun Violence Archive
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Show notes by Jacqueline Posada, MD, associate producer of the Psychcast; assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at George Washington University, Washington; and staff physician at George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, also in Washington. Dr. Posada has no conflicts of interest.
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