Attitudes About Gun Right Among Persons With Mental Illness

Questions
For questions 7 to 22, participants were asked to respond along a continuum of Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree
7. Restrictions on persons with mental possessing a firearm should be terminated after a specific time frame.
8. A person with mental illness should be reevaluated at certain intervals after their gun rights have been restored to determine if they can still safely possess a firearm.
9. A patient with a history of suicidal ideation that DID NOT involve a firearm should NOT have access to a firearm
10. A patient with a history of suicidal ideation that DID involve a firearm should NOT have access to a firearm.
11. A patient with history of antisocial personality disorder should NOT have access to a firearm.
12. A patient with history of homicidal ideation with a history of violence should NOT have access to a firearm.
13. A patient with history of homicidal ideation WITHOUT a history of violence should NOT have access to a firearm.
14. A patient with active psychotic symptoms (hallucinations and/or delusions and/or disorganized thinking) should NOT have access to a firearm.
15. A patient with a successfully treated psychotic disorder (e.g., schizophrenia) should NOT have access to a firearm.
16. A patient with a history of recurrent depression should NOT have access to a firearm.
17. A patient with a history of a single episode of major depression that is currently in remission should NOT have access to a firearm.
18. A patient with successfully treated bipolar I disorder should NOT have access to a firearm.
19. A psychiatrist who believes their patient should NOT have a concealed weapon permit should report that concern to South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
20. A patient with a current substance use disorder should NOT have access to a firearm.
21. A patient with a substance use disorder that is in sustained remission should NOT have access to a firearm.
22. I believe there should be special training involved prior to conducting an evaluation to restore gun rights in persons with mental illness.
Please answer your demographic characteristics
23. What is your gender?	Male	Female
24. Are you currently board-certified?	Yes	No
25. Are you currently in your psychiatry residency training or fellowship training?	Yes	No
26. Are you currently practicing psychiatry?	Yes	No
For questions 27 and 28, “Prefer not to answer” was another option
27. Do you have a concealed weapons permit?	Yes	No
28. Do you own a firearm?	Yes	No
29. Have you ever had a patient die from suicide by firearm?	Yes	No
30. Have you had a patient commit an act of violence with a firearm?	Yes	No
31. Have you ever had a patient who was prohibited from gun ownership?	Yes	No
32. How long have you been practicing psychiatry (in years)?	(<5, <10, <20, >20)
33. What is the setting of your practice?	(Mental health center, Private practice,Academic setting, Public hospital, Private hospital)
34. Where did you do your psychiatric training?	(Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest)
35. What is your age?	(<35, <45, <55, <65, ≥ 65)
36. In which county of the state is your primary practice?