College students: Mental health problems and treatment considerations

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 503-511

  Pedrelli, Paola ^a   Nyer, Maren ^a   Yeung, Albert ^a   Zulauf, Courtney ^a   Wilens, Timothy ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Mental health; Treatment considerations

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84942515062     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: 15457230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0205-9     Document Type: Review

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