
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 Memon is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist; the medical and program director of the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program; and the associate program director of the Psychiatry Residency Program 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.