• Author: Joseph A. Simonetti
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Lethal means safety for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Insights from key informants

Abstract: AIMS: Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Veterans are more likely to use suffocation and less likely use firearms in suicide deaths, relative …

Rural-urban differences in post-9/11 women Veterans’ firearm ownership and characteristics

Abstract: Background: Access to firearms is associated with elevated risk for suicide; however, knowledge of firearm ownership and characteristics among rural residing women …

Financial barriers and facilitators to secure firearm and medication storage among Veterans with elevated suicide risk: A qualitative study

Abstract: Objective: To explore financial barriers and facilitators to promoting secure firearm and medication storage among patients at risk for suicide. Methods: Veterans seeking …

Longitudinal Oral and Fecal Microbiome Alterations in Veterans With New Antidepressant Monotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder

Abstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes. Though antidepressants are often implemented as first-line treatments for MDD, …

Longitudinal influence of prescribed antidepressants on fecal and oral microbiomes among Veterans with major depressive disorder

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of a new course of antidepressant monotherapy on gut and oral microbiomes and the relationship to …

Whether it's your weapon or not, it's your home': US military spouse perspectives on personal firearm storage

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In the USA, an estimated 45% of veterans personally own firearms. Firearm access increases the risk of suicide, so suicide prevention efforts in the US …

Women Veterans' perspectives, experiences, and preferences for firearm lethal means counseling discussions

Abstract: Aims: Firearms have become an increasingly common method of suicide among women Veterans, yet this population has rarely been a focus in firearm suicide prevention …

Women Veterans’ experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: Collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types

Abstract: Background: Rates of firearm suicide have increased among women Veterans. Discussing firearm access and reducing access to lethal means of suicide when suicide risk is …

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Education Program for Primary Care Teams on Discussing Firearms Storage Safety with Veterans

Abstract: Background: Reducing access to lethal means is one of the few empirically supported approaches for lowering suicide rates, and safe firearms storage practices have been …