
In this case exploration, a teen survives a gun injury yet denies self-harm, pushing clinicians to read beyond words and plan safety when suicide intent is unclear.

Dr Sarker is a PGY3 psychiatry resident at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, in Beaumont, TX.

In this case exploration, a teen survives a gun injury yet denies self-harm, pushing clinicians to read beyond words and plan safety when suicide intent is unclear.