Firearm-related deaths are continuing their rapid rise in the U.S., with a new study finding they have overtaken car crashes as the leading cause of "years of potential life lost" due to trauma.
Authors outline risk factors for suicide and strategies to improve recognition of at-risk patients in primary care settings who require referral to mental health providers.
The most common clinical characteristics and precipitating circumstances included mental health problems, relationship problems, interpersonal trauma and life stressors, and prior suicidal thoughts/behavior, with variance by sex and age group.