Firearms and Dementia: Clinical Considerations

doi:10.7326/M18-0140

. 2018 Jul 3;169(1):47-49.

doi: 10.7326/M18-0140. Epub 2018 May 8.

Firearms and Dementia: Clinical Considerations

Marian E Betz¹, Alexander D McCourt², Jon S Vernick², Megan L Ranney³, Donovan T Maust⁴, Garen J Wintemute⁵

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¹ University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado (M.E.B.).
² Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (A.D.M., J.S.V.).
³ Rhode Island Hospital/Alpert Medical School and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (M.L.R.).
⁴ VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan (D.T.M.).
⁵ University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California (G.J.W.).

PMID: 29801058
PMCID: PMC6546108
DOI: 10.7326/M18-0140

Firearms and Dementia: Clinical Considerations

Marian E Betz et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018.

. 2018 Jul 3;169(1):47-49.

doi: 10.7326/M18-0140. Epub 2018 May 8.

Authors

Marian E Betz¹, Alexander D McCourt², Jon S Vernick², Megan L Ranney³, Donovan T Maust⁴, Garen J Wintemute⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado (M.E.B.).
² Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (A.D.M., J.S.V.).
³ Rhode Island Hospital/Alpert Medical School and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (M.L.R.).
⁴ VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan (D.T.M.).
⁵ University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, California (G.J.W.).

PMID: 29801058
PMCID: PMC6546108
DOI: 10.7326/M18-0140

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Sample family firearm agreement. Adapted from www.thehartford.com/sites/thehartford/files/at-the-crossroads-2012.pdf.

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Firearms and Dementia.
Ertle AR. Ertle AR. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Nov 20;169(10):739-740. doi: 10.7326/L18-0522. Ann Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 30452571 No abstract available.
Firearms and Dementia.
Betz ME, McCourt AD, Vernick JS, Ranney ML, Wintemute GJ. Betz ME, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Nov 20;169(10):740. doi: 10.7326/L18-0523. Ann Intern Med. 2018. PMID: 30452572 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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[1] Parker K, Horowitz J, Ingielnik R, Oliphant B, Brown A. America’s complex relationship with guns Pew Research Center. 22 June 2017. Accessed at www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns on 10 October 2017.

[2] Parker K, Horowitz J, Ingielnik R, Oliphant B, Brown A. America’s complex relationship with guns Pew Research Center. 22 June 2017. Accessed at www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/06/22/americas-complex-relationship-with-guns on 10 October 2017.

[3] Spangenberg KB, Wagner MT, Hendrix S, Bachman DL. Firearm presence in households of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999;47:1183–6. - PubMed

[4] Spangenberg KB, Wagner MT, Hendrix S, Bachman DL. Firearm presence in households of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999;47:1183–6. - PubMed

[5] Greene E, Bornstein BH, Dietrich H. Granny, (don’t) get your gun: competency issues in gun ownership by older adults. Behav Sci Law 2007;25:405–23. - PubMed

[6] Greene E, Bornstein BH, Dietrich H. Granny, (don’t) get your gun: competency issues in gun ownership by older adults. Behav Sci Law 2007;25:405–23. - PubMed

[7] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) 2017. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html on 29 June 2017. - PubMed

[8] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) 2017. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html on 29 June 2017. - PubMed

[9] Alzheimer’s Association. Staying safe 2007. Accessed at https://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_stayingsafe.pdf on April 4, 2018

[10] Alzheimer’s Association. Staying safe 2007. Accessed at https://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_stayingsafe.pdf on April 4, 2018

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