Four eras of study of college student suicide in the United States: 1920-2004

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 353-366

  Schwartz, Allan J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University Counseling Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Firearms; High risk groups; Prevention; Public health model; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33745507309     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.54.6.353-366     Document Type: Article

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