Suicide Among College Students: Assessment, Treatment, and Intervention (IN: Suicide Over the Life Cycle, ed. by S J Blementhal and D J Kupfer)

This article provides statistics on college & university student suicide, broken down by the size & prestige of institutions, method of suicide, gender, class standing, month, day, contact with health services, prior attempts or threats, the presence of psychosis, & depression. The author then discussed prevention, intervention & postvention from clinical, social, developmental , & administrative perspectives. Risk factors are outlined. (VM)