Triple threat among the elderly: Depression, suicide risk, and handguns.

The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) to enhance awareness of heightened suicide risk in the elderly, (2) to question whether the lack of screening for and recognition of depression as a contributing factor to suicide among the elderly predisposes the emergency department to liability, and (3) to determine whether the current ED screening processes should include screening for access to firearms and routine depression screening among elderly persons who are identified as being at highest risk.

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