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College Students and Suicide Risk: Prevention and the Role of Academic Psychiatry

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    Sidney Zisook M.D., Nancy Downs M.D., Christine Moutier M.D. & Paula Clayton M.D.

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Zisook, S., Downs, N., Moutier, C. et al. College Students and Suicide Risk: Prevention and the Role of Academic Psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry 36, 1–6 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.10110155

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