Cipriani Gabriele, Danti Sabrina, Carlesi Cecilia, Di Fiorino Mario
a Department of Psychiatry , Versilia Hospital , Lido di Camaiore , Italy.
b Department of Psychiatry , Versilia Hospital , Lido di Camaiore , Italia.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2017 Nov-Dec;60(8):647-660. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2017.1376240. Epub 2017 Sep 20.
The possibility that persons with dementia possess firearms is cause for concern, but only a limited number of research studies have been conducted on such a topic, usually in the form of case reports. Reducing the occurrence of the firearm-related violence requires effectively identifying dangerous individuals and keeping firearms out of their hands. The health care professionals, i.e. the social workers and the physicians, need to work together and to produce a suitable evaluation of patients with dementia to prevent firearm-related injuries and serious and irreparable damage to persons.
痴呆症患者持有枪支的可能性令人担忧，但针对这一主题的研究很少，通常以病例报告的形式呈现。减少与枪支相关的暴力事件的发生，需要有效识别危险个体并避免他们接触枪支。医疗保健专业人员，即社会工作者和医生，需要共同努力，对痴呆症患者进行适当评估，以预防与枪支相关的伤害以及对人员造成严重且无法弥补的损害。
