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    Source: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/08/2...dents-suicide/

    New Concerns Arise About Mental Health Of College Students
    August 25, 2016 5:46 PM By Dr. Mallika Marshall
    Filed Under: Dr. Mallika Marshall, MIT

    BOSTON (CBS) ? New concerns arise about the mental health of students on college campuses all across the country.

    Dr. Gene Beresin, a psychiatrist and Executive Director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital, says 50% to 60% of college students have a psychiatric disorder.

    ?What I?m including in that is the use of substances, anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, break-ups, academic problems, learning disabilities, attentional problems,? says Dr. Beresin. ?If you add them all up 50% doesn?t seem that high.?...
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