TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Firearms, mental illness, dementia and the clinician
JO  - Medical journal of Australia
A1  - Wand, Anne P. F.
A1  - Peisah, Carmelle
A1  - Strukovski, Julie-Anne
A1  - Brodaty, Henry
SP  - 674
EP  - 678
VL  - 201
IS  - 11
N2  - Clinicians have an obligation to report to state or territory police any concerns about risk of harm from patients with access to firearms. Dementia is an under-recognised medical problem which may increase the risk of firearm injury or violence in those with such access. There are no guidelines for clinicians regarding mandatory screening for access to firearms, and currently the onus is on the firearm licence holder to declare any relevant medical conditions. We propose that clinicians should screen patients for firearm possession and use a combined capacity and risk assessment approach to evaluating fitness for firearm licences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-729X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.11318
ID  - ref1
ER  -