Increasing numbers of students arrive on college campuses on psychiatric medications: Are they mentally Ill?

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Carter, Gertrude C ^a   Winseman, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a BENNINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Mental symptoms; Psychiatric drugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 69449092095     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v18n01_02     Document Type: Article

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