"Depressed? Get out!": Dealing with suicidal students on college campuses

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 914-916

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIVACY; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNIVERSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745871644     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.57.7.914     Document Type: Short Survey

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