“Just being able to go to a place that doesn’t feel like therapy -- that feels like something every kid does during the summer -- that’s so important,” said Dr. Ali Mattu.
“The experts do not get this right every time. Why would we expect colleges to do so?” wrote Dr. Ravi N. Shah regarding the safety of suicidal students.
“Policy has outpaced science,” said Dr. Ziva Cooper. “Cannabis is a plant that is quite diverse. To say that cannabis as a whole is therapeutic is kind of misleading.”
"Broad acceptance of the self-injury concept could spur much needed reforms in clinical care by focusing on underlying risks common to drug self-intoxication and suicide deaths," said Dr, Mark Olfson.
"We do know that women who've had depression before or have family members who have depression or who currently have elevated symptoms are at risk," says Dr. Karina Davidson.
“Sometimes, it’s not those who look different from us who are the most frightening, it’s those who look most similar. Then intrusion becomes competition,” writes Dr. Deborah L. Cabaniss.