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Armed and aging
— dementia and firearms do not mix! | | Author(s) | Gabriele Cipriani, Sabrina Danti, Cecelia Carlesi, Mario Di Fiorino |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 8, November 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, November 2017 |
| Pages | pp 647-660 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Aggression ; Crime ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The possibility that people with dementia possess firearms is cause for concern; however, the limited number of research studies has usually been in the form of case reports. Reducing the occurrence of the firearm-related violence effectively requires identifying dangerous individuals and keeping firearms out of their hands. Health care professionals (i.e. social workers and physicians) need to work together and to produce a suitable evaluation of patients with dementia to prevent firearm-related injuries and serious and irreparable injury to people. This article reviews international data on firearms ownership, before looking at the literature on: ageing, violence, crimes and firearms; dementia and firearms; gun laws and cultural background; and assessing the risks of gun ownership by people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180105216 A |
| Classmark | EA: EPB: TWA: 64A |
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