J Psychiatr Pract. 2022 May 1;28(3):240-243. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000631.
Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs) represent a potential mechanism to facilitate firearm-related lethal means safety. ERPOs are a legal mechanism that enables law enforcement to temporarily remove firearms from, and prevent firearm purchase by, an individual who presents a significant danger to self or others, as determined by a court of law. While few jurisdictions currently allow mental health professionals to initiate ERPO petitions, it nonetheless seems important that clinicians be familiar with ERPOs, as clinicians may still serve an important role in disseminating information and facilitating judicious petitions. However, ERPO laws remain quite new, and the implications for mental health professionals when participating (directly or indirectly) in ERPOs remain unclear. This column introduces readers to ERPOs and offers resources to learn more about how ERPOs work across various jurisdictions.
极端风险保护令 (ERPO) 代表了一种将医学专业学术文献翻译为简体中文的潜在机制，可促进与枪支相关的致命手段的安全性。ERPO 是一种法律机制，使执法部门能够根据法院的裁决，暂时将枪支从对自己或他人构成重大危险的个人手中移除，并阻止其购买枪支。虽然目前很少有司法管辖区允许心理健康专业人员提出 ERPO 申请，但临床医生熟悉 ERPO 似乎很重要，因为临床医生在传播信息和促进明智的申请方面仍可能发挥重要作用。然而，ERPO 法律仍然相当新，当心理健康专业人员直接或间接参与 ERPO 时，其参与的影响尚不清楚。本专栏向读者介绍 ERPO，并提供资源，以了解更多关于 ERPO 在不同司法管辖区运作的信息。
