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Daniel W. Webster

Researcher at Johns Hopkins University

Publications -  176
Citations -  7645

Daniel W. Webster is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Injury prevention. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 160 publications receiving 6547 citations.

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The Danger Assessment Validation of a Lethality Risk Assessment Instrument for Intimate Partner Femicide

TL;DR: The development, psychometric validation, and suggestions for use of the Danger Assessment are described, including possible improvements to the scoring algorithm with levels of risk.
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Effect of Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program and Pill Mill Laws on Opioid Prescribing and Use

TL;DR: Florida's PDMP and pill mill laws were associated with modest decreases in opioid prescribing and use, and decreases were greatest among prescribers and patients with the highest baseline opioid prescriptions and use.
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Weapon carrying among inner-city junior high school students: defensive behavior vs aggressive delinquency.

TL;DR: Knife carrying was associated with aggressiveness but did not appear to be related to serious delinquency and gun carrying within this nonrandom sample appeared to be a component of highly aggressive delinquency rather than a purely defensive behavior.
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Effects of News Media Messages About Mass Shootings on Attitudes Toward Persons With Serious Mental Illness and Public Support for Gun Control Policies

TL;DR: The torrent of news stories following mass shootings raise public support for gun control policies but also contribute to negative attitudes toward those with serious mental illness as discussed by the authors, which contributes to the negative attitudes towards mental health patients.