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Medical University of South Carolina

MUSC Health Hospital

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This research team found that children with an underlying mental illness already have a higher baseline risk for injury from a firearm. And once injured, the same children have a greater risk of developing additional mental disorders.

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Brennan Wesley, MUSC Health

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